Electrosurgical device

An electrosurgical device comprising:

• a distal end region;
• a proximal end region;
• a malleable or curved shaft extending between said distal end region and said proximal end region;
• a hand-piece disposed at said proximal end region;
• a surgical tip positioned at said distal end region, said surgical tip having a rounded and tapered front area;
• a microdebrider;
• a plurality of radio frequency electrodes positioned at a bottom part of said distal end region;
• a plurality of bipolar electrodes positioned at said bottom part of said distal end region;
• said plurality of radio frequency electrodes and said plurality of bipolar electrodes being spaced from said rounded and tapered front area;
• and
• a heat-resistant upper surface disposed at a top area of said surgical tip, said heat-resistant upper surface separating said plurality of radio frequency electrodes and said plurality of bipolar electrodes from overlying surface tissue;
• wherein said plurality of radio frequency electrodes comprise a first radio frequency electrode extending laterally and longitudinally along a first side of said microdebrider and a second radio frequency electrode extending laterally and longitudinally along a second side of said microdebrider;
• wherein said plurality of bipolar electrodes comprise a first bipolar electrode extending at an angle to a front part of said first radio frequency electrode laterally or just distal to a tip of said microdebrider and a second bipolar electrode extending at an angle to a front part of said second radio frequency electrode laterally or just distal to said tip of said microdebrider;
• wherein said first bipolar electrode and said second bipolar electrode are positioned at said rounded and tapered front area of said surgical tip;
• wherein said first radio frequency electrode and said first bipolar electrode form a first combined unitary electrode assembly;
• wherein said second radio frequency electrode and said second bipolar electrode form a second combined unitary electrode assembly;
• and
• wherein said first combined unitary electrode assembly and said second combined unitary electrode assembly surround a front portion of said microdebrider.