Patent ID: 9545290
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. A laparoscopic system comprising: an electrical ablation device comprising a first electrode and a second electrode; an energy source electrically coupled to the first and second electrodes; and an electrode guide for guiding the first and second electrodes relative to a tissue treatment region, wherein the electrode guide is dimensioned and shaped for placement internal to a patient body and is positionable within the patient body between the electrical ablation device and the tissue treatment region, and wherein the electrode guide comprises a body comprising: wherein the first passage is spaced a predetermined distance from the second passage, and wherein the predetermined distance corresponds to a treatment distance in the tissue treatment region; wherein the body comprises an elastomeric material, and wherein at least a portion of the body is moveable between a first configuration and a second configuration, wherein the body comprises an outer surface, and wherein the first passage comprises an outlet that operably closes the first passage to the outer surface when the body is in the first configuration.