The present invention relates to a medical device for substantially sized
and uniform ablation of animal or human tissue comprising a bipolar
generator for generating radio frequency at an electrode, a polarity
alternator, an applicator probe having a handle and an elongated member,
and a tip at the far end of the distal end suitable for insertion into
tissue. The elongated member has a proximal and distal end with an
electrode cluster of three or more electrodes located on the distal end
of the elongated member. The electrodes are electrically insulated from
each other and at least two of the electrodes have dissimilar polarity
from each other wherein at least one of the electrodes has a high voltage
polarity and at least one of the electrodes has a return polarity. During
ablation, the polarity alternator automatically and repeatedly changes
the polarity of the electrodes to cycle lesion formation along the length
of the electrode cluster and alternate lesion formation repeatedly from
one polarity to other polarity to form a spherical or near spherical
lesion at the distal tip equal in diameter to the length of the cluster.