ELECTROSURGICAL APPLICATOR WITH CAPILLARY SUPPLY OF FLUID

摘要

The invention relates to an electrosurgical applicator for an electrosurgical instrument for the treatment of human or animal tissue, to a system, and to a method for operating an electrosurgical instrument. The electrosurgical applicator comprises an elongate shaft (5), at least one unit for discharging therapeutic energy, which unit can be connected to an output of a high-frequency generator, and at least one outlet (30; 32; 34; 82, 87; 130; 132) for humidifying medium, designed for the emergence of a humidifying medium (40) guided in the applicator, wherein the outlet (30; 32; 34; 82; 87; 130; 132) for humidifying medium is designed to allow the humidifying medium to emerge by capillary flow.