Patent ID: 9364286
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. A medical device, the device comprising: an elongate body defining a distal end, an outer surface, and a longitudinal axis; a tip electrode coupled to the distal end of the elongate body; and a first helical shaft electrode and a second helical shaft electrode, each of the first and second helical shaft electrodes being coupled to the outer surface of the elongate body, each of the first and second helical shaft electrodes being configured to maximize heat dissipation therefrom and being configured to transmit unipolar energy and to transmit bipolar energy, each of the first and second helical shaft electrodes being a partial band electrode that surrounds less than the entire circumference of the outer surface of the elongate body and each of the first and second helical shaft electrodes being configured to create a plane of preferential bending of the elongate body.