Patent ID: 8359104

Claim:
A device for use in a surgical procedure for improving the appearance of skin tissue of a patient by applying RF energy thereto, the device comprising: (a) a handpiece having means for receiving RF energy from a generator when activated, the handpiece supporting an electrode having an active surface in front to be brought into contact with the patient's skin to apply the received RF energy to the skin when the generator is activated, characterized in that: the electrode comprises: (b) a body ( 10 ) with an electrically-conductive surface having a longitudinal axis ( 20 ) in which the active surface ( 22 ) in front comprises a conical surface ( 26 ) symmetrically aligned with the longitudinal axis and widening rearward from the front, the conical surface ( 26 ) having an axis aligned with the longitudinal axis with the conical surface ( 26 ) forming an angle ( 38 ) with the longitudinal axis ( 20 ) that exceeds 60°.