Patent ID: 8216233

Claim:
A bipolar electrosurgical device to treat tissue in a presence of radio frequency power and a fluid provided simultaneously from a distal portion of the device, the device comprising: a handle; a shaft extending distally from the handle, the shaft supporting the distal portion of the device in rigid relation to the handle; the distal portion of the device terminating at a distal end of the device, the distal end of the device comprising a disc shaped distal end having a bipolar electrode configuration; the disc shaped distal end comprising a first semi-circular shaped electrode that serves as a first pole of the bipolar electrode configuration and a second semi-circular shaped electrode that serves as a second pole of the bipolar electrode configuration; a fluid delivery passage being connectable to a fluid source; and at least one fluid exit in fluid communication with the fluid delivery passage and configured to provide fluid to an exterior of the device at the distal portion of the device, wherein the first semi-circular shaped electrode and the second semi-circular shaped electrode are spaced apart by an electrically insulative material, and wherein the at least one fluid exit is formed in the electrically insulative material.