Patent ID: 8016826
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An electrosurgical probe, comprising: an elongated probe shaft; a pair of rigid opposing members distally extending from the probe shaft, the rigid members having respective inward facing surfaces that form a channel therebetween, at least one of the inward facing surfaces having a taper, whereby a region of an anatomical vessel that proximally slides within the channel is gradually closed by the respective inward facing surfaces, the rigid members further comprising respective outward facing surfaces, wherein at least one of the rigid members comprises a first tissue resection member adjacent to the respective outward facing surface; a first vessel ligation electrode adjacent the inward facing surface of one of the rigid members, wherein the first ligation electrode is configured for contacting a first side of the anatomical vessel at the closed region; and a first hydrophilic electrode laterally disposed relative to the one rigid member, wherein the hydrophilic electrode is configured for contacting the first side of the anatomical vessel when disposed within the channel.