METHODS FOR TREATING THE THORACIC REGION OF A PATIENT'S BODY
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1. A method of treatment of a thoracic region of a patient'"'"'s body, the method comprising:
- positioning an energy delivery portion of an electrosurgical device to face a segment of a thoracic vertebra at a distance from the segment; and
cooling the energy delivery portion and delivering energy through the energy delivery portion.
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Abstract
A method is disclosed for the treatment of a thoracic region of a patient'"'"'s body. Embodiments of the method comprise positioning an energy delivery portion of an electrosurgical device to face a segment of a thoracic vertebra at a distance from the segment; and cooling the energy delivery portion and delivering energy through the energy delivery portion.
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1. A method of treatment of a thoracic region of a patient'"'"'s body, the method comprising:
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positioning an energy delivery portion of an electrosurgical device to face a segment of a thoracic vertebra at a distance from the segment; and cooling the energy delivery portion and delivering energy through the energy delivery portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18)
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17. A method of treating a nerve in the thoracic region of a patient'"'"'s body, the method comprising:
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positioning an energy delivery portion of an electrosurgical device to face a region where the nerve is likely to be found, at a distance from the region, the region being located substantially distal to the energy delivery portion; and cooling the energy delivery portion and delivering energy from the energy delivery portion to form a lesion at the nerve. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 22)
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21. A method of treating a thoracic region of a patient'"'"'s spine, the method comprising:
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inserting a first electrosurgical device at a segment of a transverse process of a first thoracic vertebra; moving the first electrosurgical device in a substantially cranial direction until a distal tip of the first electrosurgical device slips over a superolateral aspect of the transverse process; inserting a second electrosurgical device at a segment of a second thoracic vertebra adjacent to the first thoracic vertebra; moving the second electrosurgical device in a substantially caudal direction until a distal tip of the second electrosurgical device slips over the inferiolateral aspect of the transverse process; and delivering energy between the first electrosurgical device and the second electrosurgical device in a bipolar manner while substantially cooling the first electrosurgical device and the second electrosurgical device.
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