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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2012
Doug Evans, Austin, TX (US);
Lloyd Gonzalez, Austin, TX (US);
Nathan Wang, Austin, TX (US);
Jean Woloszko, Austin, TX (US);
Doug Evans, Austin, TX (US);
Lloyd Gonzalez, Austin, TX (US);
Nathan Wang, Austin, TX (US);
Jean Woloszko, Austin, TX (US);
ArthroCare Corporation, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
An electrosurgical wand. At least some of the illustrative embodiments are electrosurgical wands configured as a surgical forceps including opposed legs that defines respective distal end portions, the legs of the forceps operable to be actuated between an open position and a closed position, an active and return electrode disposed on one of the respective distal end portions, a discharge aperture on one of the distal end portions coupled to a first fluid conduit, and an aspiration aperture through the return electrode on the other of the distal end portions fluidly coupled to a second fluid conduit. In embodiments, the position of the forceps' legs, and the electrical energy applied to the electrodes, is adjusted to provide dissection or coagulation to the tissue. A stop or latch on the forceps' legs may maintain the active and return electrode a fixed distance from one another.