CPC A61B 18/14 (2013.01) [A61B 18/18 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00077 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00083 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00148 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00607 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1253 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1412 (2013.01)] | 16 Claims |
1. A cutting element for an electrosurgical device, comprising:
a conductive shaft;
an elongate non-conductive body defining a major longitudinal axis having a first face opposite a second face, the first face and the second face joining to define an edge;
the elongate non-conductive body having a proximal end and a distal end opposite the proximal end, the distal end having a rounded portion;
a conductive element that does not protrude from the edge and defines a flat and co-planar surface with the edge, the conductive element being disposed only along the edge, only along a midpoint of a width of the elongate non-conductive body, and only along the rounded portion of the distal end of the elongate non-conductive body, the conductive element being configured to cut tissue with monopolar radiofrequency energy; and
the elongate non-conductive body includes a soldering strip disposed only on the first face and the edge, the soldering strip spanning an entire width of a proximal portion of the elongate non-conductive body transverse to the major longitudinal axis, the soldering strip being configured to electrically couple the conductive element to the conductive shaft of the electrosurgical device.
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