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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 24, 2008
Roger D. Greeley, Portsmouth, NH (US);
Steven G. Miller, Milton, NH (US);
Vaclav O. Podany, New Fairfield, CT (US);
Brian M. Conley, South Berwick, ME (US);
Chad M. Greenlaw, Somersworth, NH (US);
Roger D. Greeley, Portsmouth, NH (US);
Steven G. Miller, Milton, NH (US);
Vaclav O. Podany, New Fairfield, CT (US);
Brian M. Conley, South Berwick, ME (US);
Chad M. Greenlaw, Somersworth, NH (US);
Medtronic Advanced Energy LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a bipolar electrosurgical device to treat tissue in a presence of radio frequency energy and a fluid provided from the device. In one embodiment, the device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode at the end of a malleable shaft assembly to be hand shapeable by a user of the device, and at least one fluid outlet. The malleable shaft assembly comprises a first shaft and a second shaft, a length of the first shaft and a length of the second shaft in an outer member comprising a polymer, and at least a portion of the first shaft and at least a portion of the second shaft being malleable.