Patent ID: 8870866

Claim:
A surgical method for treating tissue using an electrosurgical probe, the electrosurgical probe having a distal end including at least one active electrode, and a fluid transport lumen having an opening proximate the at least one active electrode, the method comprising: positioning the distal end of the electrosurgical probe adjacent a target tissue; generating a high frequency voltage between the at least one active electrode and a return electrode; measuring at least one operating parameter associated with the high frequency voltage delivered by the electrosurgical probe, wherein the at least one operating parameter is indicative of an operating condition; processing an operating parameter input indicative of the operating condition; and controlling a fluid transport apparatus in communication with the fluid transport lumen based upon the operating parameter input; wherein controlling the fluid transport apparatus further comprises adjusting a fluid flow through the opening in response to the operating condition to create a desired effect at the at least one active electrode.