Combined electrosurgery/cautery system and method
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1. A combined electrosurgery and cautery system for use with a patient, said system comprisinga combined heater and electrode element;
- cautery power supply means for applying a first electrical current through said combined heater and electrode element to heat said element, said cautery power supply means including means for passing said first current through said element back to the cautery power supply means without passing through said patient so that tissue of said patient is necrosed by said first current in response to the element being positioned adjacent the tissue;
electrosurgical generator means for applying a second electrical current to said combined heater and electrode element, said electrosurgical generator means including means for passing said second current through said patient back to the electrosurgical generator means where said electrosurgical generator means produces a voltage on said element, the magnitude of which is sufficiently high to permit arcing from the element to the patient after said tissue has been necrosed by said first current.
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A combined electrosurgery/cautery system wherein a common heater/electrode element is employed to effect electrosurgical and cautery procedures.
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1. A combined electrosurgery and cautery system for use with a patient, said system comprising
a combined heater and electrode element; -
cautery power supply means for applying a first electrical current through said combined heater and electrode element to heat said element, said cautery power supply means including means for passing said first current through said element back to the cautery power supply means without passing through said patient so that tissue of said patient is necrosed by said first current in response to the element being positioned adjacent the tissue; electrosurgical generator means for applying a second electrical current to said combined heater and electrode element, said electrosurgical generator means including means for passing said second current through said patient back to the electrosurgical generator means where said electrosurgical generator means produces a voltage on said element, the magnitude of which is sufficiently high to permit arcing from the element to the patient after said tissue has been necrosed by said first current. - 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, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An electrosurgical method comprising
placing a combined heater and electrode element adjacent tissue to a patient to be treated; -
passing a first current through said combined heater and electrode element to effect necrosis of said tissue where said first current is passed through said element without passing through said tissue; and passing a second current through said combined heater and electrode element and through said patient so that an arc is established between said element and said patient after the tissue is necrosed by said first current. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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