US 20030055418A1
(19) United States
(12) Patent Application Publication (io) Pub. No.: US 2003/0055418 Al
Tasto et al. (43) Pub. Date: Mar. 20,2003
(54) SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTROSURGICAL TENDON VASCULARIZATION
(75) Inventors: James P. Tasto, San Diego, CA (US);
Jean Woloszko, Mountain View, CA
(US); Michael A. Baker, Woodside, CA
(US); James L. Pacek, Coto De Caza,
CA (US); Philip E. Eggers, Dublin,
OH (US); Hira V. Thapliyal, Los
Altos, CA (US)
Correspondence Address:
ARTHROCARE CORPORATION
680 VAQUEROS AVENUE
SUNNYVALE, CA 94085-3523 (US)
(73) Assignee: ArthroCare Corporation, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
(21) Appl. No.: 10/174,266
(22) Filed: Jun. 18, 2002
Related U.S. Application Data
(60) Continuation-in-part ol application No. 09/845,034, filed on Apr. 27, 2001, and which is a continuation
