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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
May. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Medtronic Advanced Energy Llc, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventors:
Brian M. Conley, South Berwick, ME (US);
Roger D. Greeley, Portsmouth, NH (US);
Christopher W. Maurer, Wakefield, MA (US);
Anthony R. DePasqua, Newburyport, MA (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic Advanced Energy LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1482 (2013.01); A61B 18/1402 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00029 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00196 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00744 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00779 (2013.01); A61B 2218/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
This invention provides an electrosurgical device comprising a handle, a shaft member distal to the handle, a first electrode tip and a second electrode tip at a distal end of the shaft member with the first electrode tip laterally spaced from the second electrode tip, and an electrode sheath movable to cover and uncover a side of the electrode tips while a distal end of the electrode tips is uncovered to treat tissue.