System and method for return electrode monitoring
First Claim
1. A system for determining probability of tissue damage, the system comprising:
- an electrosurgical generator adapted to generate an electrosurgical current;
a plurality of return electrodes adhered to a patient and adapted to couple to the electrosurgical generator, wherein each of the return electrodes includes an impedance sensor operatively associated therewith;
a current monitor connected in series with each of the plurality of the return electrodes which measures the electrosurgical current passing therethrough; and
a processor coupled to each of the current monitors, the processor configured to calculate a cooling factor and a heating factor with respect to each of the plurality of return electrodes, the processor further configured to determine probability of tissue damage for each of the plurality of the return electrodes as a function of at least one of the cooling factor and the heating factor.
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Abstract
A system for determining probability of tissue damage is disclosed. The system includes an electrosurgical generator adapted to generate an electrosurgical current and a plurality of return electrodes adhered to a patient and adapted to couple to the electrosurgical generator. Each of the return electrodes includes an impedance sensor attached thereto. The system also includes a current monitor connected in series with each of the plurality of the return electrodes to measure the electrosurgical current passing therethrough and a processor coupled to each of the current monitors. The processor is configured to calculate a cooling factor and a heating factor for each of the plurality of the return electrodes. The processor further configured to determine probability of tissue damage for each of the plurality of the return electrodes as a function of the cooling factor and the heating factor.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for determining probability of tissue damage, the system comprising:
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an electrosurgical generator adapted to generate an electrosurgical current; a plurality of return electrodes adhered to a patient and adapted to couple to the electrosurgical generator, wherein each of the return electrodes includes an impedance sensor operatively associated therewith; a current monitor connected in series with each of the plurality of the return electrodes which measures the electrosurgical current passing therethrough; and a processor coupled to each of the current monitors, the processor configured to calculate a cooling factor and a heating factor with respect to each of the plurality of return electrodes, the processor further configured to determine probability of tissue damage for each of the plurality of the return electrodes as a function of at least one of the cooling factor and the heating factor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for determining probability of tissue damage, the method comprising:
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providing a plurality of return electrodes adhered to a patient and adapted to couple to an electrosurgical generator that is configured to generate an electrosurgical current, wherein each of the return electrodes includes an impedance sensor and a current monitor connected in series with each of the plurality of the return electrodes; measuring the electrosurgical current passing through each of a plurality of the return electrodes; measuring the impedance of each of the plurality of the return electrodes; calculating a heating factor adjacent the return electrode for each of the plurality of the return electrodes; calculating a cooling factor adjacent the return electrode for each of the plurality of the return electrodes; and determining probability of tissue damage for each of the plurality of the return electrodes as a function of at least one of the cooling factor and the heating factor. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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