Electrode for high-frequency surgery and high-frequency surgery device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9561072-B2
Application number	US-201214388574-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2012
Priority date	Mar 27, 2012
Publication date	Feb 7, 2017
Grant date	Feb 7, 2017

Abstract

Disclosed are an electrode for high-frequency surgery, a high-frequency surgery device, and a method for controlling same, wherein the electrode for high-frequency surgery can be easily inserted and moved inside the lumens inside the body, and can expand a conduction area of a high-frequency current after reaching an area to be treated. The electrode for the high-frequency surgery, according to the present invention, comprises: a balloon; and a conductive structure, which is arranged on the outside of the balloon and the exterior shape of which varies according to the volume of the balloon.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electrode for radiofrequency surgery, comprising:
a balloon;
a conductor which is arranged at the outside of the balloon and has an exterior shape which varies according to the volume of the balloon;
first and second support rings which are spaced apart from each other with the balloon therebetween, wherein the balloon is supported by at least one of the first and second support rings and wherein the conductor is a plurality of coil springs which is provided in a ring shape covering a circumference of the balloon and arranged between the first support ring and the second support ring;
a support wire connecting the first support ring and the second support ring;
a first wire connecting some of the plurality of coil springs and the first support ring; and
a second wire connecting the remaining coil springs which are not connected to the first support ring among the plurality of coil springs and the second support ring.

2. The electrode of claim 1 , wherein the first and second support ring are composed of conductive material.

3. A radiofrequency surgery device, comprising:
a balloon;
a pump connected to the balloon to supply gas to the balloon;
a conductor arranged on the outside of the balloon and having an exterior shape which varies according to the volume of the balloon;
a radiofrequency generator electrically connected to the conductor to generate a radiofrequency current;
first and second support rings which are spaced apart from each other with the balloon therebetween, wherein the balloon is supported by at least one of the first and second support rings and wherein the conductor is a plurality of coil springs which is provided in a ring shape covering a circumference of the balloon and arranged between the first support ring and the second support ring;
a support wire connecting the first support ring and the second support ring;
a first wire connecting some of the plurality of coil springs and the first support ring; and
a second wire connecting the remaining coil springs which are not connected to the first support ring among the plurality of coil springs and the second support ring.

4. The radiofrequency surgery device of claim 3 , further comprising a return electrode to apply at least one current of a positive current and a negative current, and contacts an outer skin corresponding to a position of the conductor to apply a current having an opposite polarity to the conductor.

5. The radiofrequency surgery device of claim 3 , a positive current is applied to some of the plurality of coil springs and a negative current is applied to the rest of the plurality of coil springs.

6. The radio frequency surgery device of claim 3 , wherein the first and second support ring are composed of conductive material.

Assignees

• Ko Kwang Chon
• Lutronic Corp

Inventors

• Ko Kwang Chon

Classifications

• A61B18/1206

  Generators therefor · CPC title

• A61B2018/124

  switching the output to different electrodes, e.g. sequentially · CPC title

• A61B2018/00267

  having a basket shaped structure · CPC title

• A61B2018/0022

  Balloons · CPC title

• A61B18/14 Primary

  Probes or electrodes therefor · CPC title