A method for treating a bone body comprises inserting a probe having at
least one active electrode into the target tissue and applying a voltage
difference between an active electrode and return electrode to ablate the
tissue. The method is particularly directed to removing tumors in a bone
body and or removing cancellous bone in a bone body. The bone body may be
a vertebral body. An apparatus includes a plurality of active electrodes
and a distal section including two bends. The bends serve to prevent the
active electrodes from impinging upon the shaft of an introducer needle.
Also, a kit includes an electrosurgical probe, an electrosurgical
generator, an introducer needle, and a fluid connector to connect the
introducer needle to a fluid source such that liquid may be supplied to
the target site during an application.