A novel method for electronic measurement and recording of surgical drain output.

Surgical drains are used to collect and measure fluids (e.g. serous fluid, lymph, blood, etc.

A novel safety mechanism to reduce the risk of inadvertent electrosurgical injury.

Thousands of laparoscopic procedures requiring the use of electrosurgical devices are performed worldwide on a daily basis. The use of electrosurgery carries with it inherent risks related to the use of an energy source within the abdomen. Inadvertent tissue injury due to the use of electrosurgical devices is rare, but is associated with a high morbidity and mortality if undetected.