The invention provides surgical devices and methods to treat tissue. In
one device embodiment, the invention comprises a bipolar electrosurgical
device to treat tissue in a presence of radio frequency power and a fluid
provided simultaneously from a distal portion of the device, with the
device comprising a disc shaped distal end. In one method embodiment, the
invention comprises a method of treating tissue having a blood vessel
during spine surgery, with the method comprising pressing a portion of
the blood vessel against a supporting spine structure with a surgical
device to provide a compressed portion of the blood vessel, and heating
the compressed portion of the blood vessel with the surgical device
sufficiently to inhibit a blood flow through the vessel after the
surgical device is removed from the blood vessel.