Patent ID: 6110169
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A cutting device for use in electrotomy with a high frequency generator to make a cut in a cutting direction, the cutting device comprising:a carrier element;a first electrode adapted to be connected to the high frequency generator and having a first proximal portion attached to said carrier element and a first elongated distal leg segment terminating in a first distal end;a second electrode adapted to be connected to the high frequency generator and having a second proximal portion attached to said carrier element, and a second elongated distal leg segment terminating in a second distal end; andan insulating element connecting said first and second distal ends to each other with a predetermined spacing therebetween,wherein said first and second elongated distal leg portions oppose each other and are aligned co-linear with each other along the cutting direction, and said first and second electrodes are disposed to lie in a plane including a line along the cutting direction.