Electrosurgical instrument
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Jan 18, 2000
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Aug 21, 1996
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Jan 9, 1996
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An electrosurgical instrument, which is used for the treatment of tissue in the presence of an electrically-conductive fluid medium, comprises an instrument shaft, and an electrode assembly at one end of the shaft. The electrode assembly comprises a tissue treatment electrode and a return electrode which is electrically insulated from the tissue treatment electrode by means of an insulation member. The tissue treatment electrode is exposed at the distal end portion of the instrument, and the return electrode has a fluid contact surface spaced proximally from the exposed end of the tissue treatment electrode by the insulation member. The exposed end of the tissue treatment electrode is constituted by a plurality of tissue treatment filamentary members made of an electrically-conductive material, the filamentary members being electrically connected to a common electrical supply conductor.
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