US Patent 11937869 Electrocautery rhizotomy using wanding of energized electrocautery probe

A method of performing a rhizotomy includes directing an electrocautery probe through an incision in the body of a patient, navigating a distal tip of the probe to a location adjacent a target nerve, energizing the probe to deliver energy to the target nerve, and moving the distal tip of the probe in a plurality of directions to direct the energy at the target nerve.