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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
James E. Dunning, Lafayette, CO (US);
Peter D. Gadsby, Broomfield, CO (US);
David Gresback, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An electrosurgical return electrode is disclosed. The return electrode includes a first and second flexible conductive material layers and a material layer disposed between the first and second conductive material layers. The material layer is transitionable between a solid state and a non-solid state, the material layer is also configured to melt upon an increase in temperature beyond a predetermined threshold, thereby increasing conductivity between the first and second conductive material layer.