Patent ID: 6673072
Filing Date: 2004-01-06
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An electrosurgical electrode comprising:a) a elongated body having an electrically-conductive first end for attaching to an electrosurgical handpiece, b) said elongated body having at a second end an active electrosurgical end capable of supplying electrosurgical currents when the first end is connected to electrosurgical apparatus, c) said active electrosurgical end comprising an active surface that is configured to perform a cutting or coagulation action when activated with electrosurgical currents and the active surface brought into contact with tissue, d) a projecting point on the active electrosurgical end, the projecting point being spaced away from the active surface and being located in a position such that the projecting point can be applied to tissue separately from the active surface, e) the active electrosurgical end comprising a scalpel blade having a flat surface and along one edge an exposed sharpened edge serving as the active surface, f) the projecting point being located on the flat surface of the electrode and projecting orthogonally to the flat surface of the electrode.