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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2003
Terry S. Davison, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jean Woloszko, Mountain View, CA (US);
Phillip M. Olsen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Philip E. Eggers, Dublin, OH (US);
Hira V. Thapliyal, Los Altos, CA (US);
Terry S. Davison, San Francisco, CA (US);
Jean Woloszko, Mountain View, CA (US);
Phillip M. Olsen, Cupertino, CA (US);
Philip E. Eggers, Dublin, OH (US);
Hira V. Thapliyal, Los Altos, CA (US);
Arthrocare Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for performing electrosurgical interventions, such as selectively contracting soft collagen tissue and other body structures, while limiting thermal damage or molecular dissociation of such tissue and limiting the thermal damage to tissue adjacent to and underlying the treatment site. The systems and methods of the present invention are particularly useful for surgical procedures in electrically conducting environments, such as arthroscopic procedures in the joints, e.g., shoulder, knee, hip, hand, foot, elbow or the like. The present invention is also useful in relatively dry environments, such as treating and shaping the cornea, and dermatological procedures involving surface tissue contraction of tissue underlying the surface of the skin for tissue rejuvenation, wrinkle removal and the like.