Electro-thermal device
First Claim
1. An electro-thermal apparatus configured to treat tissue, comprising:
- an electrosurgical cable having a proximal portion configured to couple to an electrosurgical energy source and a distal portion including a supply line and a return line, the supply and return lines together forming a double helix configuration having a first pitch; and
an electro-thermal element having a first conductive trace in electrical communication with the supply line and a second conductive trace in electrical communication with the return line, the first and second conductive traces together forming a double helix configuration having a second pitch different than the first pitch of the double helix configuration of the supply and return lines to provide a thermal resistivity and electro-thermal output that are configured to convert electrical energy provided by the supply and return lines to thermal energy for treating tissue.
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Abstract
An electro-thermal apparatus configured to treat tissue is provided. The electro-thermal apparatus including an electrosurgical cable configured to couple to an electrosurgical energy source. The electrosurgical cable includes supply and return lines that are wound in a double helix arrangement around a dielectric insulator within the electrosurgical cable. An electro-thermal element is provided at a distal end of the electrosurgical cable. The electro-thermal element is in electrical communication with the supply and return lines via corresponding first and second conductive traces. The first and second conductive traces have a patterned geometry and resistivity configured to convert electrical energy provided by the supply and return lines to thermal energy for treating tissue.
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1. An electro-thermal apparatus configured to treat tissue, comprising:
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an electrosurgical cable having a proximal portion configured to couple to an electrosurgical energy source and a distal portion including a supply line and a return line, the supply and return lines together forming a double helix configuration having a first pitch; and an electro-thermal element having a first conductive trace in electrical communication with the supply line and a second conductive trace in electrical communication with the return line, the first and second conductive traces together forming a double helix configuration having a second pitch different than the first pitch of the double helix configuration of the supply and return lines to provide a thermal resistivity and electro-thermal output that are configured to convert electrical energy provided by the supply and return lines to thermal energy for treating tissue. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A surgical system for treating tissue, comprising:
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an electrosurgical energy source; and an electro-thermal apparatus including; an electrosurgical cable having a proximal portion configured to couple to the electrosurgical energy source and a distal portion including a supply line and a return line, the supply and return lines together forming a double helix configuration having a first pitch; and an electro-thermal element having a first conductive trace in electrical communication with the supply line and a second conductive trace in electrical communication with the return line, the first and second conductive traces together forming a double helix configuration having a second pitch different than the first pitch of the double helix configuration of the supply and return lines to provide a thermal resistivity and electro-thermal output that are configured to convert electrical energy provided by the supply and return lines to thermal energy for treating tissue. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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