Fluid-Assisted Electrosurgical Devices, Methods and Systems
First Claim
1. A fluid-assisted bipolar electrosurgical device to treat tissue in a presence of radio frequency energy and a fluid provided from the device, the device comprising:
- a first electrode and a second electrode at the end of a malleable shaft assembly to be hand shapeable by a user of the device;
the malleable shaft assembly comprising a first shaft and a second shaft, a length of the first shaft and a length of the second shaft in an outer member comprising a polymer, and at least a portion of the first shaft and at least a portion of the second shaft being malleable; and
at least one fluid outlet.
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Abstract
The invention provides a bipolar electrosurgical device to treat tissue in a presence of radio frequency energy and a fluid provided from the device. In one embodiment, the device comprises a first electrode and a second electrode at the end of a malleable shaft assembly to be hand shapeable by a user of the device, and at least one fluid outlet. The malleable shaft assembly comprises a first shaft and a second shaft, a length of the first shaft and a length of the second shaft in an outer member comprising a polymer, and at least a portion of the first shaft and at least a portion of the second shaft being malleable.
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1. A fluid-assisted bipolar electrosurgical device to treat tissue in a presence of radio frequency energy and a fluid provided from the device, the device comprising:
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a first electrode and a second electrode at the end of a malleable shaft assembly to be hand shapeable by a user of the device; the malleable shaft assembly comprising a first shaft and a second shaft, a length of the first shaft and a length of the second shaft in an outer member comprising a polymer, and at least a portion of the first shaft and at least a portion of the second shaft being malleable; and at least one fluid outlet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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