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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 07, 2019
Relign Corporation, Campbell, CA (US);
Simon Malkevich, Gilroy, CA (US);
Aaron Germain, San Jose, CA (US);
Relign Corporation, Campbell, CA (US);
Abstract
A system for mechanical cutting and radiofrequency (RF) treatment of bone and soft tissue includes a probe and an RF power supply. The probe includes an elongated sleeve having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end. A cutting member formed of a dielectric material is mounted on the elongated sleeve, and a metal electrode is attached to a surface of the cutting member and configured to deliver RF current. The RF power supply generates current having a pulsed RF waveform and may be connected to the metal electrode to deliver the current having the pulsed RF waveform to the tissue. The use of a pulsed RF waveform reduces a thermal stress on the dielectric material at the interface of the metal electrode and the dielectric material of the cutting member.