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Electrosurgery with cooled electrodes

  • US 6,074,389 A
  • Filed: 07/14/1997
  • Issued: 06/13/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electrosurgical device comprising:

  • an electrode for applying electrical energy to tissue at a surgical site at a distal end of the electrode to heat and thus cut or stop bleeding of the tissue;

    a heat exchanger at a proximal end of the electrode for removing heat from the electrode; and

    a heat pipe for conducting heat from the electrode at the surgical site to the heat exchanger.

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