ELECTROSURGICAL TISSUE TREATMENT METHOD
First Claim
1. A method of treating spinal tissue of a patient'"'"'s body using a system comprising an energy source and first and second internally-cooled probe assemblies, wherein each of the probe assemblies comprises an electrically conductive energy delivery device electrically coupled to the energy source, the method comprising:
- inserting the energy delivery devices of the first and second internally-cooled probe assemblies into spaced-apart treatment sites for the spinal tissue;
delivering energy from the energy source to the spinal tissue through the energy delivery devices to create a lesion within the spinal tissue;
delivering a cooling fluid to the energy delivery devices; and
controlling the delivery of energy and the delivery of the cooling fluid to the energy delivery devices such that the lesion extends between the energy delivery devices.
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Abstract
A method of treating spinal tissue of a patient'"'"'s body is disclosed, the method using a system comprising an energy source and first and second internally-cooled probe assemblies, wherein each of the probe assemblies comprises an electrically conductive energy delivery device electrically coupled to the energy source. The method comprises: inserting the energy delivery devices of the first and second internally-cooled probe assemblies into spaced-apart treatment sites for the spinal tissue; delivering energy from the energy source to the spinal tissue through the energy delivery devices to create a lesion within the spinal tissue; delivering a cooling fluid to the energy delivery devices; and controlling the delivery of energy and the delivery of the cooling fluid to the energy delivery devices such that the lesion extends between the energy delivery devices.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of treating spinal tissue of a patient'"'"'s body using a system comprising an energy source and first and second internally-cooled probe assemblies, wherein each of the probe assemblies comprises an electrically conductive energy delivery device electrically coupled to the energy source, the method comprising:
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inserting the energy delivery devices of the first and second internally-cooled probe assemblies into spaced-apart treatment sites for the spinal tissue;
delivering energy from the energy source to the spinal tissue through the energy delivery devices to create a lesion within the spinal tissue;
delivering a cooling fluid to the energy delivery devices; and
controlling the delivery of energy and the delivery of the cooling fluid to the energy delivery devices such that the lesion extends between the energy delivery devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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