Patent ID: 8667674
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method of manufacturing a bipolar electrode assembly having first and second electrodes comprising: configuring a substrate made from a rigid, heat-resistant ceramic, the substrate having proximal and distal ends; disposing the first and second electrodes each having a plurality of finger-like prongs on a tissue-facing surface of the substrate such that the finger-like prongs extend lengthwise along the surface of the substrate; intermeshing the prongs of the first electrode with the prongs of the second electrode in an interwoven configuration across the surface of the substrate from the proximal to distal ends thereof; and interposing a cooling conduit adapted to circulate a coolant therethrough between the first and second electrodes along the length of the substrate such that each prong is separated by the cooling conduit.