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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 05, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerry L Malis, King of Prussia, PA (US);
Martin T Mortimer, Telford, PA (US);
Leonard Malis, Queens, NY (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 48 ; 606 50 ;
Abstract
An electrode tip is provided for use in a bi polar electrosurgical instrument. The electrode tip has a generally loop shaped working portion, including a first and second electrode, The first electrode is generally loop shaped. The second electrode generally surrounds the first electrode and is generally spaced from and coplanar with the first electrode. The electrodes have sharp edges in cross-section which emit concentrated energy in the radial direction.