System for activating an electrosurgical instrument
First Claim
1. An electrosurgical control system comprising:
- an electrosurgical assembly for performing a surgical procedure;
a control assembly operatively coupled to the electrosurgical assembly for controlling an operation of the electrosurgical assembly; and
an activation device operatively coupled to the control assembly for generating a trigger signal to the control assembly, wherein upon the control assembly receiving a single trigger signal, the control assembly activates the electrosurgical assembly in a continuous operation mode.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for activating an electrosurgical instrument. The system includes an electrosurgical assembly, a control assembly, and an activation device. The electrosurgical assembly includes an electrosurgical instrument and a driver circuit operatively coupled to the electrosurgical instrument. A controller circuit, a safety circuit, and a latch circuit are included within the control assembly and interface between-the electrosurgical assembly and an activation device. Instrument data and supervisory monitoring data originate in the electrosurgical assembly, and they are communicated to the controller circuit and the safety circuit. The electrical cooperation among the controller circuit, safety circuit, and latch circuit enables a user to selectively use the instrument in an “on/off” mode or in a “continuous” mode upon actuation of the same activation switch.
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23 Claims
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1. An electrosurgical control system comprising:
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an electrosurgical assembly for performing a surgical procedure;
a control assembly operatively coupled to the electrosurgical assembly for controlling an operation of the electrosurgical assembly; and
an activation device operatively coupled to the control assembly for generating a trigger signal to the control assembly, wherein upon the control assembly receiving a single trigger signal, the control assembly activates the electrosurgical assembly in a continuous operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electrosurgical generator comprising:
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a control assembly for controlling an operation of an electrosurgical assembly, the electrosurgical assembly performing a surgical procedure, wherein upon the control assembly receiving a single trigger signal, the control assembly activates the electrosurgical assembly in a continuous operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for controlling an electrosurgical instrument in a continuous operating mode, the method comprising the steps of:
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activating an activation device for a predetermined period of time;
generating a latch signal after the predetermined period of time;
generating a control signal upon receiving the latch signal to activate the electrosurgical instrument; and
deactivating the activation device, wherein the electrosurgical instrument will operate in a continuous operating mode after the deactivation.
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23. A method according to claim 24, further comprising the steps of:
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reactivating the activation device;
generating a subsequent latch signal; and
stopping the generation of the control signal to stop operation of the electrosurgical instrument.
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