Patent ID: 8192427
Filing Date: 2012-06-05
Classification: A61B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A bipolar electrode assembly comprising: a substrate having proximal and distal ends and supporting first electrode and second electrodes each configured to connect to alternate potentials of an electrosurgical energy source, the substrate made from a rigid, heat-resistant ceramic; the first and second electrodes disposed in an interwoven configuration across the surface of the substrate from the proximal to distal ends thereof; and a cooling medium interposed between the first and second electrodes from the proximal to distal ends of the substrate, wherein the first and second electrodes each include a plurality of finger-like that extend lengthwise along the surface of the substrate, the prongs of the first electrode intermeshing with the prongs of the second electrode, each prong separated by the cooling medium with respect to the substrate.