Electrosurgical Tissue Treatment Method
First Claim
1. A method of treating spinal tissue of a patient'"'"'s body, the method comprising:
- providing a system including an energy source and first and second probe assemblies, wherein each of the probe assemblies includes an electrically conductive energy delivery device electrically coupled to the energy source;
inserting the energy delivery devices of the first and second probe assemblies into spaced-apart treatment sites for the spinal tissue; and
delivering energy from the energy source to the spinal tissue through the energy delivery devices.
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Abstract
Methods of treating spinal tissue of a patient'"'"'s body are disclosed, some including providing a system including an energy source and first and second probe assemblies, wherein each of the probe assemblies includes an electrically conductive energy delivery device electrically coupled to the energy source; inserting the energy delivery devices of the first and second probe assemblies into spaced-apart treatment sites for the spinal tissue; and delivering energy from the energy source to the spinal tissue through the energy delivery devices. Various options and modifications are possible. For example, energy may be delivered in both a bipolar manner and a monopolar manner, and at least one of the fist ad second probe assemblies may be repositioned before again delivering energy.
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27 Claims
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1. A method of treating spinal tissue of a patient'"'"'s body, the method comprising:
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providing a system including an energy source and first and second probe assemblies, wherein each of the probe assemblies includes an electrically conductive energy delivery device electrically coupled to the energy source; inserting the energy delivery devices of the first and second probe assemblies into spaced-apart treatment sites for the spinal tissue; and delivering energy from the energy source to the spinal tissue through the energy delivery devices. - 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)
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24. A method of treating spinal tissue of a patient'"'"'s body, the method comprising:
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providing a system including an energy source and first and second probe assemblies, wherein each of the probe assemblies includes an electrically conductive energy delivery device electrically coupled to the energy source; inserting the energy delivery devices of the first and second 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 by delivering energy in a bipolar manner, whereby delivered energy is concentrated between the energy delivery devices; and delivering energy from the energy source to the spinal tissue through each of the energy delivery devices in a monopolar manner, whereby delivered energy is concentrated separately around each of the energy delivery devices. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27)
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