Electrosurgery devices
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1. A method of performing an electrosurgical procedure on a patient, the method comprising:
- providing a surgical probe including an active electrode and a return electrode separated by an insulator;
activating an aqueous salt ion environment at the location wherein the electrosurgical procedure is to be performed, the environment comprising sufficient volume to permit immersion of at least a portion of the surgical probe including the active electrode and return electrode; and
applying current to a circuit comprising the active electrode and return electrode, the current being less than that required to induce plasma ionization, but sufficient to initiate a hydrogen and oxygen combustion reaction of a portion of the aqueous salt ion environment.
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Abstract
Devices for electrosurgery by means of oxy-hydro combustion. Deleterious effects to tissue are minimized by means of control of acid-base shift reactions, which reactions can further be employed to control oxy-hydro combustion reactions. In one embodiment, radiofrequency energy in electrical connection with electrodes is employed to induce electrolysis in an aqueous salt environment, thereby producing oxygen and hydrogen, with the same energy source employed to initiate a combustion reaction.
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18 Claims
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1. A method of performing an electrosurgical procedure on a patient, the method comprising:
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providing a surgical probe including an active electrode and a return electrode separated by an insulator; activating an aqueous salt ion environment at the location wherein the electrosurgical procedure is to be performed, the environment comprising sufficient volume to permit immersion of at least a portion of the surgical probe including the active electrode and return electrode; and applying current to a circuit comprising the active electrode and return electrode, the current being less than that required to induce plasma ionization, but sufficient to initiate a hydrogen and oxygen combustion reaction of a portion of the aqueous salt ion environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of performing an electrosurgical procedure on a patient, the method comprising:
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providing a surgical probe including an active electrode and a return electrode separated by an insulator; activating an aqueous salt ion environment at the location wherein the electrosurgical procedure is to be performed, the environment comprising sufficient volume to permit immersion of at least the portion of the surgical probe including the active electrode and return electrode; and applying current to a circuit comprising the active electrode and return electrode, the current being less than that required to induce plasma ionization, but sufficient to induce electrolysis of a portion of the aqueous salt ion environment. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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