Patent ID: 8876812
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. An electrosurgical electrode comprising: one or more pads configured to substantially prevent the creation of one or more pressure sores on a patient resting upon said electrosurgical electrode, said one or more pads comprising at least one pad having a first side and an opposing second side; a conductive element configured to conduct electrical current, said conductive element being positioned adjacent said first side of said at least one pad; and a heating element comprising a heat generating element and a heat spreading element, said heat generating element being adapted to generate heat for warming a patient resting upon said electrosurgical electrode when an electrical current is passed through the heat generating element, the heat spreading element being configured to conduct the heat away from the heat generating element and evenly distribute the heat uniformly over a surface area of the electrosurgical electrode, said heat generating element being disposed within and coplanar with said heat spreading element, the heating element being positioned adjacent said opposing second side of said at least one pad such that said heating element and said conductive element are spaced apart from one another by said at least one pad, wherein, said conductive element and said one or more pads have an effective bulk impedance equal to or greater than about 4,000 Ω·m.