Fluid-assisted medical devices, systems and methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7998140
APP PUB NO 20050015085A1
SERIAL NO

10813736

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Surgical devices for treating tissue are provided. Also provided are systems for treating tissue and methods of treating tissue. An exemplary surgical device has a handle, a shaft extending from the handle having a distal end, and an electrode tip having an electrode surface with at least a portion of the electrode tip extending distally beyond the distal end of the shaft. In one embodiment, preferably the portion of the electrode tip extending distally beyond the distal end of the shaft comprises a cone shaped portion. The device also has a fluid passage being connectable to a fluid source and at least one fluid outlet opening in fluid communication with the fluid passage.

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MEDTRONIC ADVANCED ENERGY LLC710 MEDTRONIC PARKWAY MINNEAPOLIS MN 55432

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
McClurken, Michael E Durham, US 30 6406
O'Brien, Scott D Sanford, US 5 761

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