Surgery – Instruments – Electrical application
Patent
1998-02-23
1999-11-09
Cohen, Lee
Surgery
Instruments
Electrical application
606 46, A61B 1739
Patent
active
059805200
ABSTRACT:
A tissue desiccating electrode has first and second longitudinal members each with proximal and distal ends. A tip member couples the longitudinal members proximate the distal ends thereof and has a centrally-positioned, transversely-extending, fixed protuberance. The protuberance has an outer perimeter with an overall smoothly curved base and a plurality of cooling grooves. The grooves penetrate inwardly from the outer perimeter.
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