Patent ID: 8083736

Claim:
A bipolar electrosurgical device comprising: a handle; at least one rigid shaft extending from the handle, the rigid shaft having a distal end; a first electrode tip spaced from a second electrode tip, the first electrode tip to serve as a first pole of a bipolar electrode configuration and the second electrode tip to serve as a second pole of the bipolar electrode configuration, the first electrode tip and the second electrode tip adjacent the distal end of the shaft and the first and the second electrode tips connected with first and second bipolar connectors, respectively, connectable to a bipolar power output of a generator to generate an electrical current flow between the electrode tips; at least one fluid delivery passage; each of the first electrode tip and the second electrode tip comprising an electrically conductive material having a porous structure; and the porous structure of the first electrode tip and the second electrode tip in fluid communication with the at least one fluid delivery passage.