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AssigneeEllman International, Inc.
InventorsAlbert M. Juergens, Frank D'Amelio
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In some embodiments, the inventive subject matter is directed to a multimode electrosurgical system having an electrosurgical instrument with a first electrode configuration that operates in a bipolar mode and second electrode configuration that operates in a monopolar mode. In other embodiments, the inventive subject matter is directed to an instrument and system that provide multiple modes of surgical and/or therapeutic treatments, at least one being an electrosurgical mode of treatment, the instrument including at least one active electrode on a working portion, and the working portion including or supporting at least one non-electrosurgical functional element, the instrument including at least one operational return electrode configuration of selectively variable surface area.
A multimode electrosurgical system, comprising
An instrument configured to provide multiple modes of surgical and/or therapeutic treatments, at least one being an electrosurgical mode of treatment, the instrument including at least one active electrode on a working portion and the working portion including or supporting at least one non-electrosurgical functional element, the instrument including a return electrode configuration of selectively variable surface area.
The instrument of claim 9 wherein the return electrodes are disposed along a side wall of the cannula.
A method of liposuction and skin tightening comprising inserting a working portion of an instrument into subdermal fatty tissue, the working portion having an active electrode and at least one return electrode, the return electrode having a surface being oriented towards an epidermal layer when the active electrode is oriented toward the fatty tissue;
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.