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Boris S. Simeonov0
Gregory A. Konesky0
Jeffrey C. Rencher0
Date of Patent
June 23, 2015
0Patent Application Number
132890600
Date Filed
November 4, 2011
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An electrosurgical apparatus with a retractable blade for use in cold plasma applications, electrosurgical cutting and mechanical cutting is provided. The electrosurgical apparatus employs a tip of the retractable blade as a sharp conductive point to generate a plasma beam or discharge. When the blade is retracted within the electrosurgical apparatus, it is electrically energized while an inert gas flows over it, producing a cold plasma discharge. In the de-energized state, the blade is advanced and used as a traditional, mechanical surgical blade.
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