ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,765,938, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to ArthroCare Corp. (Austin, Texas).
"Systems and methods for limiting joint temperature" was invented by Duane W. Marion (Scottsdale, Ariz.), Katherine Knudsen (San Jose, Calif.) and Robert DeCou (Redwood City, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Limiting joint temperature. At least some of the example embodiments are systems including an electrosurgical probe and a high frequency power supply. The electrosurgical probe may include: a shaft with a distal end, a proximal end, and lumen defined within the shaft; an active electrode disposed near the distal end; a return electrode disposed on the ...