Electrosurgical stripping electrode for palatopharynx tissue

Details Electrosurgical stripping electrode for palatopharynx tissue Electrosurgical stripping electrode for palatopharynx tissue

1995-01-09

1996-04-09

Sykes, Angela D.

Surgery

Instruments

Electrical application

606 45, 606167, 606170, 606173, A61B 1736

Patent

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055057284

ABSTRACT:
An electrode for use in an electrosurgical procedure to improve snoring and OSAS. The procedure is based on the progressive enlargement of the airspace in the oropharynx to eliminate or reduce obstructions that can occur during sleep, by electrosurgical stripping of layers of the vibrating soft palate, the wide posterior tonsil pillars, and redundant posterior pharyngeal mucosa. In a preferred embodiment, the electrode is characterized by a bare active wire portion suspended between wire supports on an electrode shaft. The tissue stripping is effected with the bare wire, and the adjacent portions of the wire supports and electrode shaft are made insulating to prevent accidental burns to the patient and to allow the physician to use these insulated parts to help position and guide the active wire portion during the surgical procedure.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4887593 (1989-12-01), Wiley et al.

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