Anti-microbial electrosurgical electrode and method of manufacturing same
First Claim
1. An electrosurgical electrode connectible to a handle, said electrosurgical electrode comprising:
- a conductive substrate; and
at least one substantially uniform coating applied to said substrate, wherein the coating includes a cured base material having a plurality of anti-microbial particles interspersed in said base material, wherein said anti-microbial particles are at least partially electrostatically bonded to said base material and are formulated to kill a microbial organism independent of any energy source.
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Abstract
An electrosurgical device including a reinforcing underlayment having a non-stick, anti-microbial coating. In one embodiment, the coating includes a non-stick material having anti-microbial particles interspersed in the non-stick material. This coating is applied to the surfaces of the electrode to minimize the build-up of charred tissue on the surfaces of the electrode. Also, the coating tends to kill harmful organisms residing on the surfaces of the electrode. In another embodiment, a primer coating is initially applied to the surfaces of the electrode. A plurality of anti-microbial particles are then applied to the primer coating layer and engage and are embedded in the primer coating layer. A top coat including a non-stick material is applied to the anti-microbial particle layer. In either embodiment, the coating layers applied to the surfaces of the electrode are cured to harden and adhere the layers to the electrode.
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1. An electrosurgical electrode connectible to a handle, said electrosurgical electrode comprising:
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a conductive substrate; and at least one substantially uniform coating applied to said substrate, wherein the coating includes a cured base material having a plurality of anti-microbial particles interspersed in said base material, wherein said anti-microbial particles are at least partially electrostatically bonded to said base material and are formulated to kill a microbial organism independent of any energy source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of coating an electrosurgical device including a conductive substrate, said method comprising:
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(a) applying a substantially uniform coating to a surface of the conductive substrate of the electrosurgical device, said coating including an base material having a plurality of anti-microbial particles interspersed in said base material, wherein said anti-microbial particles are at least partially electrostatically bonded to the base material and are formulated to kill a microbial organism independent of any energy source; and (b) at least partially curing said base material and the particles interspersed in the base material. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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