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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
May. 06, 2021
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics Ag, Zug, CH;
Christopher J. Lynn, Austin, TX (US);
Johnson E. Goode, Austin, TX (US);
Smith & Nephew, Inc., Memphis, TN (US);
Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG, Zug, CH;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an electrosurgical device including a handle at a proximal end and an elongate shaft coupled to the handle and extending distally from the handle. The device also includes a distal working end, including a return electrode and an active electrode supported by an insulative spacer, the insulative spacer separating the return and active electrode. The active electrode has a planar surface that is distal facing and defines a maximum planar surface length. The insulative spacer is generally tapered between the return electrode and active electrode. The insulative spacer has a planar stabilizing surface on a device first side that has a length that extends along the longitudinal axis, extending from a distal-most end of the return electrode to a leading edge surface of the active electrode. This length is at least as long as the maximum planar surface length.