Electrosurgical catheter instrument with impacting working head

Details Electrosurgical catheter instrument with impacting working head Electrosurgical catheter instrument with impacting working head

1992-02-24

1993-11-02

Cohen, Lee S.

Surgery

Instruments

Electrical application

A61B 1736

Patent

active

052579905

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus and a method for cauterizing and/or removing or debulking tissue located on the surface or within the body of a living being. The apparatus comprises a catheter having a distal end portion at which a working head is located. The working head is arranged to be moved, e.g., rotated, repeated by a drive system including an electrically conductive cable. The cable is connected between the working head and one electrode of an electrosurgical power supply. The other electrode of the supply is connected to a plate arranged to engage a portion of the being's skin. The working head is arranged to be located adjacent the biological material and to be rotated at a relatively high speed to sweep a localized intense electrical current (e.g., arc) across a portion of tissue located immediately adjacent the working head. The repeated movement of the working head impacts the tissue to debulk it.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4637390 (1987-01-01), Sorochenko
patent: 4660571 (1987-04-01), Hess et al.
patent: 5015227 (1991-05-01), Broadwin et al.

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