Control apparatus for electrosurgical generator power output
CA 2220921 C · Owner: Paterson, William G. · Inventors: Paterson, William G.
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A power control apparatus for an electrosurgical generator (10) is used for controlling output power from the generator (10) to the tissue or bodily fluids of a patient (11). The control apparatus rapidly determines the range of impedance of the load on the electrosurgical generator (10) and adjusts the output power accordingly. Output current and output voltage from the electrosurgical generator (10) are monitored and sent to a microprocessor (18). The microprocessor (18) runs an algorithm that rapidly determines the impedance range of the load on the generator (10). The algorithm uses computational techniques, such as comparisons and bit shifting that avoid , long division and …
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- Filed June 3, 1996 and granted February 5, 2002. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 3, 2016.
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