Electrosurgical Tissue Treatment Method

摘要

Methods of treating spinal tissue of a patient's body are disclosed, some including providing a system including an energy source and first and second probe assemblies, wherein each of the probe assemblies includes an electrically conductive energy delivery device electrically coupled to the energy source; inserting the energy delivery devices of the first and second probe assemblies into spaced-apart treatment sites for the spinal tissue; and delivering energy from the energy source to the spinal tissue through the energy delivery devices. Various options and modifications are possible. For example, energy may be delivered in both a bipolar manner and a monopolar manner, and at least one of the first ad second probe assemblies may be repositioned before again delivering energy.

主权项

1. A method of treating spinal tissue of a patient's body, the method comprising:
providing a system including an energy source, a first probe assembly, and a second probe assembly, wherein the first and second probe assemblies each comprise an electrically conductive energy delivery device electrically coupled to the energy source; inserting the energy delivery devices of the first and second probe assemblies into spaced-apart treatment sites for the spinal tissue; delivering energy from the energy source to the spinal tissue through the energy delivery devices by delivering energy in a bipolar manner, whereby delivered energy is concentrated between the energy delivery devices; and delivering energy from the energy source to the spinal tissue through each of the energy delivery devices in a monopolar manner, whereby delivered energy is concentrated separately around each of the energy delivery devices.