Patent ID: 8818528
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: A61N

Abstract:
1. An internal paddle electrode comprising: an electrode which is configured to be in contact with a living body to apply a voltage; a cable which is adapted to be connected to a voltage supply source and the electrode and which includes a line that is electrically connected to the voltage supply source and the electrode, and a shielding material that covers the line and defines an outermost shell of the cable, the shielding material which includes a plurality of through holes that extend along the line and that are formed at an inner wall portion of the shielding material; a handle which includes: a gas passage which is disposed in the cable and which is adapted to communicate between a gas in the handle and external air that is outside the handle, the gas passage which is defined by the plurality of through holes and a gap that is formed between the line and the shielding material and that is surrounding by the plurality of through holes.