Polypectomy snare with multiple bipolar electrodes

摘要

A device for cutting tissue from a body comprises a cutting member including a cable formed of first and second conductors insulated from one another. The first and second conductors are arranged in an alternating distribution along the cutting member with the first conductor having a plurality of exposed portions forming a plurality of first electrodes and the second conductor having a plurality of exposed portions forming a plurality of second electrodes. The first and second electrodes are distributed along a cutting edge of the cutting member.