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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2012
Robert A. Van Wyk, St. Pete Beach, FL (US);
Yuval Carmel, Rockville, MD (US);
Anatoly Shkvarunets, Rockville, MD (US);
Robert A. Van Wyk, St. Pete Beach, FL (US);
Yuval Carmel, Rockville, MD (US);
Anatoly Shkvarunets, Rockville, MD (US);
ElectroMedical Associates, LLC, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
Herein disclosed are dual-mode electrosurgical devices designed to function in a first mode in which high-density RF energy is used to cut or vaporize tissue, and then a second mode in which lower-density RF energy desiccates tissue to produce hemostasis, as well as methods of performing electrosurgery using same. Devices formed in accordance with the principles of this invention may be used for any surgical procedure in which highly vascular tissue is cut electrosurgically in a dry or semi-dry field, examples of which include tonsillectomy, liver resection, and cosmetic procedures such as breast augmentation, breast reduction, breast mastopexy, and abdominoplasty.