Smith + Nephew

Christopher J Aholt

Jean Woloszko

Jonathan L Gaspredes

Douglas G Evans

David Turner

Troy S Hemme

Robert P Lathrop

Brendan Smith

Robert Lathrop

An electrosurgical wand is disclosed for treating a plurality of tissues at a variety of tissue locations. The electrosurgical wand includes a handle on a proximal end and an elongate shaft with a combination active electrode at the distal end. The combination active electrode includes with a blade and screen portion; the blade portion extending along and laterally from the wand longitudinal axis, forming a dissecting tip. The screen portion extends from the blade portion at an obtuse angle and has at least one aspiration aperture through it. The wand also includes a second and third electrode, proximally spaced from the combination active electrode. The second electrode spans a portion of an outside surface of the wand adjacent the blade portion, while the third electrode spans a portion of the outside surface of the wand opposite the second electrode.

Electrosurgical systems and methods

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Austin, TX, United States of America

Christopher J Aholt