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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2010
Brian M. Conley, South Berwick, ME (US);
Jonathan J. Barry, Stratham, NH (US);
Roger D. Greeley, Portsmouth, NH (US);
Chad M. Greenlaw, Somersworth, NH (US);
Brian M. Conley, South Berwick, ME (US);
Jonathan J. Barry, Stratham, NH (US);
Roger D. Greeley, Portsmouth, NH (US);
Chad M. Greenlaw, Somersworth, NH (US);
Medtronic Advanced Energy LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
The invention provides an electrosurgical device and methods of use thereof. In one embodiment, the device may comprise a handle, a shaft distal to the handle, a first electrode tip and a second electrode tip adjacent a distal end of the shaft, with the first electrode tip spaced from the second electrode tip and wherein the first electrode tip comprises a first U-shaped electrode and the second electrode tip comprises a second U-shaped electrode, and at least one fluid outlet. In another embodiment, the device may comprise a handle, a shaft distal to the handle, and a first electrode and a second electrode adjacent a distal end of the shaft with the first electrode coplanar with the second electrode and comprising a wire electrode having a U-shape which surrounds a perimeter of the second electrode and is spaced from the second electrode by an aperture.