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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2002
Yuval Carmel, Rockville, MD (US);
Anatoly Shkvarunets, Rockville, MD (US);
Yuval Carmel, Rockville, MD (US);
Anatoly Shkvarunets, Rockville, MD (US);
Electrosurgery Associates, LLC, Rockville, MD (US);
Abstract
A high efficiency electrosurgical electrode with an advanced metallic tip and insulator design, and a method of conducting an electrosurgical procedure with such electrode are disclosed. The electrosurgical electrode comprises a metallic body portion of various geometries, a metallic tip and a dielectric insulator adjacent the metallic body portion. The metallic tip comprises a plurality of metallic protuberances of various forms and geometries, which are separated by a plurality of grooves, also of various geometries. The plurality of grooves may be filled with a dielectric material to form various flat dielectric regions surrounding the plurality of metallic protuberances.