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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 27, 1998
Filed:
Jul. 11, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ludwig Bonnet, Knitltingen, DE;
Manfred Boebel, Oetisheim, DE;
Assignee:
Richard Wolf GmbH, Knittlingen, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606 41 ; 606 45 ; 606 48 ; 606 49 ; 606 50 ; 606 46 ;
Abstract
An electrode for vaporizing tissue is disclosed which has a head provided with projections and recesses and which is supported by at least one externally insulated electrically conducting branch. In order to provide a better and more effective electrode with regard to vaporization power and which can be easily cleaned and cheaply manufactured, the head which is rigidly fixed to the branch comprises essentially of part of a rotationally symmetrical body.