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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2013
Applicant:
Arthrocare Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
ArthroCare Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1482 (2013.01); A61B 18/042 (2013.01); A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00583 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00589 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1472 (2013.01); A61B 2218/002 (2013.01); A61B 2218/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
An electrosurgical wand. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are electrosurgical wands including an elongate shaft that defines a handle end and a distal end, a first discharge aperture on the distal end of the elongate shaft, a first active electrode of conductive material disposed on the distal end of the elongate shaft, the first active electrode has an edge feature, a first return electrode of conductive material disposed a substantially constant distance from the first active electrode, and an aspiration aperture on the distal end of the elongate shaft fluidly coupled to a second fluid conduit.