ELECTRODES ELECTRODE FACING

Brand	Owner	Address	Description
ELKON	NAECO	100 NAECO Way Peachtree City GA 30269	ELECTRODES AND ELECTRODE FACING, AND FOR ELECTRICAL CURRENT-CARRYING AND SWITCHING METAL STOCK FOR USE IN THE FURTHER MANUFACTURE OF FINISHED GOODS;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

An electrosurgical cutting blade (1) comprises a first electrode (2), a second electrode (3), and an electrical insulator (4) separating the first and second electrodes. The first and second electrodes have dissimilar characteristics (cross-sectional area, thermal conductivity etc.) such that the first electrode (2) is encouraged to become an active electrode and the second electrode (3) is encouraged to become a return electrode. The spacing between the first and second electrodes (between 0.25 mm and 3.0 mm) and the peak voltage supplied to the electrodes (2 and 3) are both selected such that arcing does not occur directly between the electrodes, but between the first electrode and the tissue at the target site. The arrangement is such that, in use, a thermal differential of at least 50Â° C. is established between the first and second electrodes (2 and 3), such that the second electrode is maintained below a temperature of 70Â° C. This is achieved either by thermally insulating the second electrode from the first electrode, and/or by transferring heat away from the second electrode, e.g. by conduction, forced cooling, or by means of a heat pipe (27).