Patent ID: 8777941

Claim:
An electrosurgical system, comprising: at least one electrosurgical electrode having a resistive element and a capacitive element configured in series; and an electrosurgical generator configured to generate electrosurgical energy having a low frequency that generates an increase in impedance in the at least two electrosurgical electrodes due to capacitive reactances of each the capacitive elements in series to generate an increase in temperature of a plurality of layers of tissue within a patient, the electrosurgical generator being further configured to adjust the low frequency to a high frequency to generate a decrease in the impedance in the at least two electrosurgical electrodes due to the capacitive reactances of each of the capacitive elements in series that generates a decrease in the temperature of the plurality of layers of tissue, wherein each of the capacitive elements functions as a variable resistor adjustable based on a frequency of the electrosurgical energy applied by the electrosurgical generator and allows approximately a same current to pass through each of the plurality of layers of tissue clasped between the at least two electrosurgical electrodes to provide uniform heating across the plurality of layers of tissue.