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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2011
Michael E. Mcclurken, Durham, NH (US);
Arnold E. Oyola, Raymond, NH (US);
Jonathan E. Wilson, Amesbury, MA (US);
Christopher W. Maurer, Wakefield, MA (US);
Robert Luzzi, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Roger D. Greeley, Portsmouth, NH (US);
Michael E. McClurken, Durham, NH (US);
Arnold E. Oyola, Raymond, NH (US);
Jonathan E. Wilson, Amesbury, MA (US);
Christopher W. Maurer, Wakefield, MA (US);
Robert Luzzi, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Roger D. Greeley, Portsmouth, NH (US);
MEDTRONIC ADVANCED ENERGY LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An electrosurgical device includes a first electrode tip connected to a first shaft and spaced from a second electrode tip connected to a second shaft. The first electrode tip serves as a first pole, and the second electrode tip serves as a second pole, of a bipolar electrode configuration. A first fluid outlet opening is defined by a distal end of the first shaft and a portion of the first electrode tip. A second fluid outlet opening is defined by a distal end of the second shaft and a portion of the second electrode tip. At least one recess can be formed in an exterior surface of each of the first and the second electrode tips, providing a fluid flow channel for fluid to flow distally along the respective electrode tip.