Apparatus and systems for minimally invasive dissection of tissues
OwnerPaul J. Weberinventor
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Abstract
Electrosurgical lysing methods. In some implementations, the method may comprise delivering a lysing tip through an entrance incision into a patient's body, wherein the lysing tip comprises at least one bead comprising an at least substantially electrically non-conductive surface; and at least one lysing segment extending within a recess defined, at least in part, by the at least one bead. The at least one bead may protrude both distally and proximally relative to the at least one lysing segment. The method may further comprise forming opposing tissue planes using the lysing tip to create an implant pocket; and inserting an implant through the entrance incision and into the implant pocket.
Claims12
A method for performing an electrosurgical procedure, the method comprising the steps of:
- delivering a lysing tip through an entrance incision into a patient's body, wherein the lysing tip comprises:
- at least one bead comprising an at least substantially electrically non-conductive surface;
- and
- at least one lysing segment extending within a recess defined, at least in part, by the at least one bead, wherein the at least one bead protrudes both distally and proximally relative to the at least one lysing segment;
- forming opposing tissue planes using the lysing tip to create an implant pocket;
- and
- inserting an implant through the entrance incision and into the implant pocket.
A method for performing a surgical procedure, the method comprising the steps of:
- delivering a lysing tip through an entrance incision into a patient's body, wherein the lysing tip comprises:
- at least one bead comprising an at least substantially electrically non-conductive surface;
- and
- at least one lysing segment extending within a recess defined, at least in part, by the at least one bead, wherein the at least one bead protrudes both distally and proximally relative to the at least one lysing segment;
- creating an implant pocket;
- and
- inserting an implant through the entrance incision and into the implant pocket.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.