#$%^&*AU2010200605B220140123.pdf#####TWO PIECE TUBE FOR SUCTION COAGULATOR Abstract An electrosurgical suction coagulator (110) includes a housing (215) having proximal and distal ends and a substantially malleable elongated tube-like shaft (120) 5 extending longitudinally from the distal end (124) of the housing (215). The elongated tubelike shaft (120) includes a tube-like dielectric sheath (126) and a tube-like electrode (125) having a first thermal conductivity K, disposed coaxially through the tube-like dielectric sheath. The tube-like electrode (125) is configured to operably couple to a source of electrosurgical energy and a proximal end of the tube-like electrode is adapted to operably 1o couple to a source of suction. The tube-like shaft (120) also includes a thermally conductive member having a second thermal conductivity K2 that is less than K1. The thermally conductive member is configured to impede the propagation of thermal energy in a proximal direction from the distal end of the tube-like shaft. 2545392-1:KEH1/6 D C9J LO UD 9CDC C
