Interfacing Media Manipulation with Non-Ablation Radiofrequency Energy System and Method

A method of performing an electrosurgical procedure on a patient to produce a therapeutic response, the method comprising:

• providing a surgical probe including an active electrode and a return electrode separated by an insulator wherein the active electrode is located with a plenum of the device;
• providing an aqueous salt ion environment at the location wherein the electrosurgical procedure is to be performed, the environment comprising sufficient volume to permit immersion of at least the portion of the surgical probe including the active electrode within the plenum and the return electrode;
• and
• applying current to a circuit comprising the active electrode and return electrode, the current being less than that required to induce plasma ionization, but sufficient to induce a repetitive molecular energy conversion loop from a portion of the aqueous salt ion environment to produce a therapeutic response at the treatment site.

A non-ablation device for applying energy to a treatment site on living tissue during electrosurgery of a subject comprising:

• an active electrode electrically coupled to an electric current power supply;
• the electrode positionable in close proximity to the treatment site in the presence of an electrolyzable fluid and separated from the treatment site by a plenum attached to the non-ablation device;
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• an electric current power supply for generating a voltage potential between the active electrode and a return electrode, the voltage potential being sufficient to create a non-ionizing electromagnetic field to induce a non-ablation therapeutic response in the tissue.