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ELECTROSURGICAL DEVICE INCORPORATING A PHOTO-ACOUSTIC SYSTEM FOR INTERROGATING/IMAGING TISSUE

  • US 20130345541A1
  • Filed: 06/19/2013
  • Published: 12/26/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2012
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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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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