Patent ID: 9737359
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An electrosurgical apparatus for applying electrical current to skin, said electrosurgical apparatus comprising: a housing having an edge defining an opening, wherein said edge includes a plurality of edge segments, and wherein said plurality of edge segments are coplanar with one another; a handle portion connected to said housing, wherein said handle portion defines a channel; a plurality of electrodes for conveying the electrical current to the skin, wherein each of said plurality of electrodes is movable between a first position and a second position, and wherein said plurality of electrodes are configured to penetrate the skin in said second position; an electrode positioning mechanism comprising a slidable body including a proximal end and a distal end, wherein said distal end of said slidable body includes a sliding surface configured to slide against each of said plurality of electrodes in order to move each of said of plurality of electrodes from said first position to said second position and back to said first position as said proximal end of said slidable body slides within and physically contacts at least one surface of said channel.