Patent ID: 8808282

Claim:
An electrosurgical energy delivery system, comprising: a microwave generator configured to supply microwave energy; a RF generator configured to supply RF energy; a power supply coupled to the microwave generator and the RF generator, the power supply configured to supply power to each of the microwave and RF generators; a microwave antenna operably coupled to the microwave and RF generators by a feedline, the microwave antenna extending distally from the feedline and terminating at a distal tip; a first output coupled to the microwave generator and configured to deliver microwave energy to at least a portion of the microwave antenna; a second output coupled to the RF generator and configured to deliver RF energy to the distal tip of the microwave antenna such that the distal tip of the microwave antenna cuts tissue contacted by the distal tip using RF energy supplied from the RF generator upon advancement of the microwave antenna through tissue; and a first electrical line electrically connecting the first output to the microwave antenna and a second electrical line electrically connecting the second output to the microwave antenna at the distal tip.