Electrosurgical instrument having a coated electrode utilizing an atomic layer deposition technique
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1. An electrosurgical instrument, comprising:
- at least one support member;
an electrode at least partially disposed on the at least one support member; and
a coating at least partially disposed on the electrode comprising;
a seed layer and an ALD layer, wherein the ALD layer is at least one of hydrophobic and hydrophilic and one of the seed layer or the ALD layer includes Zn19Al5O2.
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Abstract
An electrosurgical instrument includes a support member and an electrode. The electrode is disposed on the support member and has a coating disposed thereon. The coating includes a seed layer and an atomic-layer-deposition (“ALD”) layer. The ALD layer is hydrophobic or hydrophilic. The seed layer may be conductive or insulative.
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5 Claims
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1. An electrosurgical instrument, comprising:
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at least one support member; an electrode at least partially disposed on the at least one support member; and a coating at least partially disposed on the electrode comprising; a seed layer and an ALD layer, wherein the ALD layer is at least one of hydrophobic and hydrophilic and one of the seed layer or the ALD layer includes Zn19Al5O2. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method of coating, comprising:
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providing an electrosurgical instrument, including; at least one support member; and an electrode at least partially disposed on the at least one support member; coating the electrode with a seed layer; coating the seed layer with an ALD layer, wherein the ALD layer is at least one of hydrophobic and hydrophilic and one of the seed layer or the ALD layer includes Zn19Al5O2.
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