Patent ID: 11864815
Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An electrosurgical device for cutting tissue comprising:
a body portion; and
a tool portion extending distally from the body portion, the tool portion defining a longitudinal axis, the tool portion including:
a return lead adapted to be electrically coupled to a return terminal of an electrosurgical energy source, the return lead including a distal surface and a planar surface extending from the distal surface to a distal end of the body portion;
first and second electrical insulators disposed on the distal surface of the return lead, the first electrical insulator disposed distal of the second electrical insulator; and
an active lead adapted to be electrically coupled to an active terminal of the electrosurgical energy source, the active lead extending through the first and second electrical insulators such that a gap is defined between the active lead and the distal surface of the return lead, wherein upon activation of the electrosurgical energy source, electrosurgical energy is transmitted from the active lead through the tissue to the return lead to cut the tissue.