Anti-microbial electrosurgical electrode and method of manufacturing same
First Claim
1. A method of coating a medical device including a metal substrate, said method comprising:
- (a) applying a substantially uniform coating to a surface of the metal substrate of the medical device, said coating including a wet base material having a plurality of anti-microbial powder particles interspersed in said base material, said anti-microbial powder particles being at least partially electrostatically attached to the base material and being formulated to kill a microbial organism independent of any energy source; and
(b) at least partially curing said coating including the base material and the anti-microbial powder particles interspersed in the base material.
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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. A method of coating a medical device including a metal substrate, said method comprising:
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(a) applying a substantially uniform coating to a surface of the metal substrate of the medical device, said coating including a wet base material having a plurality of anti-microbial powder particles interspersed in said base material, said anti-microbial powder particles being at least partially electrostatically attached to the base material and being formulated to kill a microbial organism independent of any energy source; and (b) at least partially curing said coating including the base material and the anti-microbial powder particles interspersed in the base material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of forming a non-stick, wear-resistance coating on a surface of a substrate, said method comprising:
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(a) applying an electrically or electrostatically grounded non-stick wet bonding material to the surface of the substrate; (b) coating the bonding material with a layer of substantially uniform dry particles, wherein the dry particles have an electrical or electrostatic charge opposite the electrical charge of the bonding material; and (c) shrinking the wet bonding material by at least partially curing the wet bonding material and the substantially uniform dry particles such that a plurality of the dry particles are substantially submerged within the cured bonding material and at least part of said dry particles protrude from the cured bonding material. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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