Electrosurgical system for multi-frequency interrogation of parasitic parameters of an electrosurgical instrument

• US 10,188,448 B2
• Filed: 10/07/2015
• Issued: 01/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Covidien LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Original Assignee: Covidien LP (Medtronic Plc)
• Inventors: Friedrichs, Daniel A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Giuliani, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US14/877,079
• Publication Number:
  US 20160143685A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,210 Days
• Field of Search: 606 34
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/1206 Generators therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/1233 with circuits for assuring patient safety
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/1402 Probes for open surgery
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/1445 at the distal end of a shaft, e.g. forceps or scissors at the end of a rigid rod
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/16 Indifferent or passive electrodes for grounding
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00178 Electrical connectors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00648 using more than one sensed parameter
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00702 Power or energy
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00827 Current
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00875 Resistance or impedance
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00892 Voltage
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/00988 Means for storing information, e.g. calibration constants, or for preventing excessive use, e.g. usage, service life counter
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2018/128 generating two or more frequencies

Abstract

An electrosurgical system includes an electrosurgical generator and an instrument coupled to the electrosurgical generator. The electrosurgical generator includes an output stage configured to generate the electrosurgical energy at a plurality of radio frequencies, a plurality of sensors configured to sense a voltage waveform and a current waveform of the electrosurgical energy, and a controller coupled to the output stage and the plurality of sensors. The instrument supplies the electrosurgical energy to the tissue. The controller of the electrosurgical generator is further configured to calculate at least one parasitic parameter based on the electrosurgical energy at the plurality of frequencies and control the output stage based on the at least one parasitic parameter.

Claims

1. An electrosurgical system comprising:

an electrosurgical generator including;

an output stage, having a non-resonant inverter, configured to generate electrosurgical energy at a plurality of radio frequencies;

a plurality of sensors configured to sense a voltage waveform and a current waveform of the electrosurgical energy; and

a controller coupled to the output stage and the plurality of sensors; and

an instrument coupled to the electrosurgical generator and configured to supply the electrosurgical energy to tissue,

wherein the controller is further configured to calculate at least one parasitic parameter based on the electrosurgical energy at the plurality of radio frequencies and control the output stage to adjust an amplitude of the electrosurgical energy based on the at least one parasitic parameter.

2. The electrosurgical system according to claim 1, further comprising a cable serially coupling the instrument to the electrosurgical generator.

3. The electrosurgical system according to claim 2, wherein the at least one parasitic parameter includes an inductive impedance and a capacitive impedance of the cable.

4. The electrosurgical system according to claim 3, wherein the at least one parasitic parameter further includes a capacitive impedance of the instrument.

5. The electrosurgical system according to claim 4, wherein the capacitive impedance of the cable and the capacitive impedance of the instrument are connected in parallel.

6. The electrosurgical system according to claim 2, wherein the controller is further configured to calculate an output impedance at each of the plurality of radio frequencies based on the sensed voltage and current waveforms.

7. The electrosurgical system according to claim 6, wherein the controller is further configured to calculate the at least one parasitic parameter based on the output impedance at each of the plurality of radio frequencies.

8. The electrosurgical system according to claim 1, wherein a number of the plurality of radio frequencies is based on a number of the at least one parasitic parameter.

9. The electrosurgical system according to claim 1, wherein the controller calculates the at least one parasitic parameter before or during transmission of the electrosurgical energy to the instrument.