Patent ID: 7160297
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: A47J,A61B,A61L,B05D,B65G,C03B,F16C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An electrosurgical device including an electrode, a handle connected to the electrode and an electrical source in communication with the handle to transfer electrical energy to the electrode for contacting tissue in a body during an electrosurgical procedure, said electrode comprising: an electrically conductive substrate; and at least one substantially uniform coating applied to said substrate, wherein the coating includes a cured electrostatically grounded wet base material having a plurality of electrostatically charged dry anti-microbial particles interspersed in said base material and at least in part electrostatically bonded to said base material, wherein said anti-microbial particles are formulated to reduce or kill a plurality of microbial organisms independent of any energy source.