Connection Cable and Method for Activating a Voltage-Controlled Generator
First Claim
1. A system for performing robotic electrosurgery, the system comprising:
- an electrosurgery generator configured to sense the presence of a control signal of a first type and to produce a corresponding electrosurgical signal in response thereto;
a robotic surgery system having at least one surgical instrument, the robotic surgery system configured to accept at least one user input from a surgeon whereby a desired electrosurgery signal is selected, the robotic surgery system further configured to provide at least one control signal of a second type corresponding to the selected electrosurgery signal; and
an interface configured to convert the control signal of the first type into a corresponding control signal of the second type.
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Abstract
A connection cable is disclosed for controlling a voltage-controlled generator such as an electrosurgery generator from a controlling device such as a robotic surgery system. The cable includes a first connector adapted to connect to a voltage-controlled generator and a second connector adapted to connect to a controlling device. Within the cable is a voltage divider interdisposed between the first connector and the second connector. The voltage divider is configured to divide a reference voltage provided by the voltage-controlled generator into at least one control voltage which is selectable by the controlling device. The cable additionally includes a plurality of electrical wires which operatively connect the first connector, the second connector and the voltage divider. During robotic electrosurgery, said operating parameters can be actuated by a surgeon operating at the robotic surgical system console, which causes a corresponding control voltage to be switched to a control voltage input on an electrosurgery generator, which, in turn, generates a corresponding electrosurgical signal in response thereto.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for performing robotic electrosurgery, the system comprising:
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an electrosurgery generator configured to sense the presence of a control signal of a first type and to produce a corresponding electrosurgical signal in response thereto; a robotic surgery system having at least one surgical instrument, the robotic surgery system configured to accept at least one user input from a surgeon whereby a desired electrosurgery signal is selected, the robotic surgery system further configured to provide at least one control signal of a second type corresponding to the selected electrosurgery signal; and an interface configured to convert the control signal of the first type into a corresponding control signal of the second type. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for activating a voltage-controlled generator from a controlling device, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a voltage-controlled generator and a controlling device electrically coupled thereto; dividing a reference voltage provided by the voltage-controlled generator into at least one control voltage; receiving at least one control signal originating within the controlling device; selecting at least one control voltage in accordance with the received control signal; and applying the selected control voltage to a control input of the voltage-controlled generator, causing a resultant signal to be generated in response thereto. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for performing robotic electrosurgery, the system comprising:
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an electrosurgery generator configured to sense the presence of a control signal of a first type and to produce a corresponding electrosurgical signal in response thereto; a robotic surgery system having at least one surgical instrument, the robotic surgery system configured to accept at least one user input from a surgeon whereby a desired electrosurgery signal is selected, the robotic surgery system further configured to provide at least one control signal of a second type corresponding to the selected electrosurgery signal; and a connection cable adapted to operably couple the electrosurgery generator and the robotic surgery system, and configured to convert the control signal of the first type into a corresponding control signal of the second type. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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