Patent ID: 9737356
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61B,Y10T

Claim:
1. An electrosurgical instrument for the treatment of tissue, the instrument comprising a) an instrument shaft, b) a suction tube extending along the shaft, the suction tube being formed of an electrically-conductive material and including means by which it can be connected to a source of electrosurgical energy, the suction tube forming a suction lumen therein, and c) a blade-like tissue treatment electrode extending from the shaft, the blade-like tissue treatment electrode being integrally formed by a distal end of the suction tube, and ending in a distal-most end, the distal-most end having one or more openings in communication with the suction lumen, wherein at least a part of the distal end of the suction tube is flattened to form the blade-like tissue treatment electrode, and the distal-most end of the suction tube includes one or more closed portions where the walls of the suction tube are crimped together in abutment one against another.