US 12,402,940 B2
Ultrapolar electrosurgery blade and ultrapolar electrosurgery pencil
Ioan Cosmescu, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Assigned to I.C. Medical, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by I.C. Medical, Inc., Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Sep. 2, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/929,334.
Application 17/929,334 is a continuation of application No. 16/850,367, filed on Apr. 16, 2020, granted, now 11,534,237.
Application 16/850,367 is a continuation of application No. 15/211,270, filed on Jul. 15, 2016, granted, now 10,722,299, issued on Jul. 28, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0409262 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 18/149 (2013.01) [A61B 18/148 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00607 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00958 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1467 (2013.01); A61B 18/1477 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ultrapolar electrosurgery blade comprising:
a non-conductive planar member having first and second opposite planar sides;
a cutting end, and an opposite non-cutting end;
a first active electrode and a first return electrode each located on the first opposite planar side of the non-conductive planar member wherein the first active electrode is positioned near the cutting end such that a portion of the first opposite planar side is exposed between the first active electrode and the cutting end and at least a portion of the first active electrode extends along a length of an edge of the first opposite planar side;
a second active electrode and a second return electrode each located on the second opposite planar side of the non-conductive planar member; and
a conductive insert member contained within the non-cutting end of the non-conductive planar member wherein the conductive insert member is in physical communication with the first active electrode and the second active electrode near the opposite non-cutting end of the non-conductive planar member.