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US 2014/0276757 A1Published application
Fixed position rf electrode
OwnerAlan G. Ellmaninventor
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Abstract
In one aspect, a fixed position RF electrode for conducting surgical procedures, includes a main device body detachably connectable to an RF generating system, a first polarized conductor and a second oppositely polarized conductor, a bipolar electrical conduit passing through the main device body that passes RF energy from the RF generating system to the first polarized conductor and the second oppositely polarized conductor, and a bipolar electrode for contacting a surgically operative material.
Claims7
A fixed position RF electrode for conducting surgical procedures, comprising:
- a main device body detachably connectable to an RF generating system;
- a first polarized conductor and a second oppositely polarized conductor;
- a bipolar electrical conduit passing through the main device body that passes RF energy from the RF generating system to the first polarized conductor and the second oppositely polarized conductor;
- a bipolar electrode for contacting a surgically operative material, wherein said bipolar electrode comprises:
- a first electrode portion positioned at a tip of the bipolar electrode and in electrical communication with the first polarized conductor;
- a second electrode portion positioned at the tip of the bipolar electrode in electrical communication with the second polarized conductor;
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- an isolating region formed in between first electrode portion and the second electrode portion preventing electrical current flow between said first electrode portion and said second electrode portion;
- a first delivery conduit attached to the main device body and adapted to direct a first liquid to a region of the surgically operative material in electrical contact with the first electrode portion;
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- a second liquid delivery conduit attached to the main device body and adapted to direct a second liquid to a region of the surgically operative material in contact with the second electrode portion.
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A fixed position RF electrode for conducting surgical procedures, comprising:
- a main device body detachably connected to an RF generating system;
- a bipolar electrical conduit passing through the main device body for passing RF energy form the RF generating system;
- a bipolar electrode for surgical engagement with a surgically operative material and in electrical communication with the bipolar electrical conduit;
- a controller in communicative contact with the RF generating system for adjustment of power to the bipolar electrode;
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- a detection sensor for detecting physical contact between the bipolar electrode and the surgically operative material;
- wherein said sensor is disposed within the main body device and in communicative contact with the controller;
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- wherein the controller adjusts a power setting to the bipolar electrode in response to an input from the detection sensor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.