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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2008
Applicant:
James S. Cunningham, Boulder, CO (US);
Inventor:
James S. Cunningham, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
TYCO Healthcare Group LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrosurgical instrument includes a support member and an electrode. The electrode is disposed on the support member and has a coating disposed thereon. The coating includes a seed layer and an atomic-layer-deposition ('ALD') layer. The ALD layer is hydrophobic or hydrophilic. The seed layer may be conductive or insulative.