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Electrosurgical probe

  • US 5,267,994 A
  • Filed: 02/10/1992
  • Issued: 12/07/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/10/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electrosurgical probe comprising, in combination, an elongated cylindrical body, a passageway extending through the cylindrical body, a handle secured to a proximal end of the cylindrical body, a conductive electrosurgical tip secured to a distal end of the cylindrical body, an insulative layer disposed over the surface of a portion of the conductive tip, said insulative layer extending from the distal end of the cylindrical body for a length so that not more than 4 mm of an outer end portion of the conductive tip is exposed, a conductive wire extending from the conductive tip through the cylindrical body to the handle, a fiber optic cable extending through the handle, the cylindrical body and conductive tip with a distal end of fiber optic extending outwardly beyond the conductive tip, and means mounted on the handle for mounting a suction or irrigation system in communication with the passageway extending through the cylindrical body.

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