Richard S Lansil

US Patent:

20040030330, Feb 12, 2004

Filed:

Aug 22, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/381746

Inventors:

James Brassell - Boulder CO, US
Steven Ek - Bolton MA, US
Keith Foskitt - Westford MA, US
Alan Gannon - Amesbury MA, US
Warren Heim - Boulder CO, US
Richard Lansil - Woburn MA, US
James McCay - Fairfield CT, US
Gary McCarthy - East Bridgewater MA, US
Michael Olichney - Lyons CO, US
Alan Oslan - Bedford MA, US
Paul Sabin - Needham MA, US
Gary Tallent - Gloucester MA, US
Javier Verdura - Marietta GA, US
Guy Wilkins - Cincinnati OH, US
David Lockwood - Gouverneur NY, US

International Classification:

A61B018/14

US Classification:

606/041000, 606/048000, 606/050000

Abstract:

A surgical device includes a return electrode, an active electrode, and an insulating region adjacent to the active electrode. A rasping surface is provided by either the active electrode or the insulating region. Another surgical device includes an adapter configured to couple to a generator and to convert monopolar output from the generator into bipolar output. A method of applying electricity to tissue includes bringing a surgical device into close proximity with tissue and applying electricity to the tissue using the surgical device.