ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE AND METHOD

摘要

An electrosurgical device (300) comprising a means for impeding flow for delivering energy to a region of tissue The device comprises an electrically conductive probe (312) with an insulated portion (314) and an active portion (316). The probe may be used to deliver energy to a patient's body and may be connected to a cable (304) withm a hub (310). The active portion comprises at least one insulated region (318) and at least two electrically conductive and exposed regions (320). As such, the probe may be said to have three regions of electrical discontinuity. The position of insulated regions (318) or the lengths of insulated regions may be variable during the course of a treatment procedure. The device may be used in a method of treating the sacroiliac region of a patient's body.