Abstract: An electrode for use in an electrosurgical aural procedure known as a myringotomy for removing tissue of the tympanic membrane. In a preferred embodiment, the electrode is characterized by a bare active end portion having an outside diameter of 2 mm. In one embodiment, the bare end has a sharp circular edge; In another embodiment, the bare end has a tapered cone shape. When the electrode end is placed against the tympanic membrane and the electrosurgical apparatus activated, a 2 mm hole is punched in the tympanic membrane which allows any middle ear fluid to drain.

Abstract: An electrode for use in an electrosurgical procedure for treating entropion by excising a wedge-shaped portion of the tarsus at the underside of a patient's eyelid. In a preferred embodiment, the electrode is uniquely configured to form a diamond-shaped support terminating in an active wire, generally V-shaped, whose width controls the width of the excised wedge, and the length of whose arms controls the thickness of the excised wedge. The active wire is supported by structure that is completely electrically-insulated to ensure excision only of the desired tissue while avoiding damage to surrounding tissue. The tissue incising is effected with the bare active wire at a depth stopped by a shoulder between the bare wire arms and the adjacent portions of the electrode support.