ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE INCORPORATING A PHOTO-ACOUSTIC SYSTEM FOR INTERROGATING/IMAGING TISSUE
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1. An electrosurgical system, comprising:
- a first energy source configured to output a first energy;
an electrosurgical instrument including;
a housing;
a transmission line coupled to the first energy source and configured to emit the first energy;
a mirror configured to reflect the first energy towards a target tissue;
an ultrasonic transducer configured to receive a second energy from the target tissue and convert the second energy into an electrical signal; and
a controller configured to receive the electrical signal and convert the electrical signal into an image.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to an electrosurgical system for imaging and interrogating tissue. The electrosurgical system includes an energy source configured to generate a first energy and an electrosurgical instrument. the electrosurgical instrument includes a transmission line coupled to the energy source and configured to emit the first energy. A mirror reflects the first energy towards a target tissue that emits a second energy. An ultrasonic transducer receives the second energy from the target tissue and converts the second energy into an electrical signal. A controller receives the electrical signal and converts the electrical signal into an image.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrosurgical system, comprising:
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a first energy source configured to output a first energy; an electrosurgical instrument including; a housing; a transmission line coupled to the first energy source and configured to emit the first energy; a mirror configured to reflect the first energy towards a target tissue; an ultrasonic transducer configured to receive a second energy from the target tissue and convert the second energy into an electrical signal; and a controller configured to receive the electrical signal and convert the electrical signal into an image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electrosurgical instrument, comprising:
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a shaft; a first jaw member and a second jaw member disposed at a distal end of the shaft and configured to grasp tissue therebetween; an energy source configured to emit a first energy directed to target tissue; and an ultrasonic transducer configured to receive a second energy from the target tissue and convert the second energy into an electrical signal. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An electrosurgical instrument comprising:
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a housing; a transmission line adapted to connect to a first energy source and configured to emit a first energy; a minor configured to reflect the first energy towards a target tissue; and an ultrasonic transducer configured to receive a second energy from the target tissue and convert the second energy into an electrical signal, wherein the first energy is different from the second energy.
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