Integrated probe-ablation provides a combined stimulation and ablation minimally invasive mechanism for delivering both bipolar electrical stimulation and laser ablation of afferent nerve fibers of a desired sensory nerve of a patient under only local anesthesia without having to withdraw the mechanism. A rigid cannula provides minimally invasive access for an integrated probe-ablation device to contact a target nerve tissue proximate a joint of the patient with a distal end having a working end surface that defines a perimeter to contact the target nerve tissue and position a captured portion between the perimeter and a bone structure of the joint. Electrodes proximate the working end surface contact and are controlled provide bipolar electrical stimulation to test by response of the patient whether the target nerve tissue is the desired sensory nerve, and an optical fiber emit laser then is controlled to emit light to ablate the captured portion.
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