Patent ID: 7128741

Claim:
An electrosurgical system for use by a physician in performing an electrosurgical procedure, the system comprising: an electrosurgical generator adapted to generate current; an electrosurgical instrument adapted to receive said current from said electrosurgical generator, said electrosurgical instrument comprising: a hand piece comprising a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end receives an electrosurgical electrode; and a transmitter coupled to said hand piece, said transmitter transmits a wireless signal that initiates delivery of said current from said electrosurgical generator to said electrosurgical electrode; and an electrode adapted to be disposed electrically between said electrosurgical generator and the physician and adapted such that the physician stands on the electrode as the physician performs the electrosurgical procedure and provides a portion of an electrical path between the electrosurgical generator and said electrosurgical instrument, the electrode comprising a sheet of material and is self-limiting to limit the density of current flowing through the sheet to less than 100 milliamperes per square inch of the electrode.