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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2018
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
John R. Prisco, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Eric P. Detmers, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Wenjeng Li, Saint Johns, FL (US);
David J. Little, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL (US);
Patrick Richart, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Jose Valdez, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Medtronic Xomed, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
A bipolar electrosurgical device is disclosed that operates in a mechanical cutting mode and a hemostasis mode. The device includes a housing and a blade assembly extending from the housing. The blade assembly forms a cutting tip and cutting window at a distal end region to provide mechanical cutting of tissue and first and second electrode assemblies to provide electrical energy to tissue. The first electrode assembly includes an outer shaft defining a first electrode surface and the second electrode assembly includes an electrode body extending along and electrically isolated from an outer shaft and defining a U-shape in cross section.