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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 09, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2009
Terry S. Davison, Redwood City, CA (US);
Brian Warne, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Martin Kwende, San Jose, CA (US);
Terry S. Davison, Redwood City, CA (US);
Brian Warne, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Martin Kwende, San Jose, CA (US);
ArthroCare Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
An electrosurgical method for sterilizing chronic wound tissue, comprising: positioning an active electrode in proximity to the chronic wound tissue; delivering an electrically conductive fluid proximate the active electrode; and applying a high frequency voltage between the active electrode and a return electrode in the presence of the electrically conductive liquid sufficient to generate an ionized vapor layer at the active electrode, wherein the ionized vapor layer sterilizes at least a portion of the chronic wound tissue.