Patent ID: 6416513
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An electrode instrument for use in loop electrical excision procedures comprising:an elongate main body member having a distal end and a proximal end, the distal end of the elongate main body member further having an endocervical portion contiguous to and integrally connected to said distal end and extending therefrom; the proximal end of the elongate main body member further having a contact portion connected to said elongate main body member and extending therefrom for operative engagement with an electro-surgical device; the endocervical portion having a laterally oriented stop arm contiguous to the distal end of the elongate main body member and a longitudinal member extending from the stop arm and distal end of the elongate main body member, the stop arm for limiting the depth of insertion of the endocervical portion into an endocervix; the stop arm having a first end hingedly connected at the distal end of the elongate main body member; an electrode extending generally diagonally from near a second end of the stop arm to near an outer end of the longitudinal member, the electrode being in electrical communication through the endocervical portion, the elongate main body member and the contact portion so as to electrically connect with the electro-surgical device; and adjustment means for adjusting a rotational angle of the stop arm about its first end, the adjusting means for varying a configuration of the electrode from a generally minimally concave configuration to a substantially concave configuration, wherein the electrode can be adjusted to be configured to an individual's cervical shape, thereby allowing for a peeling excision of a transformation zone of an ectocervix.