Electrosurgery apparatus and medical apparatus combined with the same
First Claim
1. An electrosurgery apparatus including an electric scalpel having a treatment section for treating a living tissue, and an energy supply for supplying treatment energy to the treatment section, wherein the living tissue is treated by the treatment section while the treatment energy is being supplied to the treatment section,the apparatus further comprising:
- variation detection means for detecting a variation in condition of the energy supplied to the treatment section while the living tissue is being treated, said variation detection means including means for measuring an impedance in the living tissue while an output is being delivered from the electric scalpel, and detection means for detecting a variation range of the measured impedance; and
living body information detection means for acquiring living body information on the living tissue to be treated, on the basis of detection data obtained by said variation detection means, said living body information detection means including output control means for effecting one of stopping and reducing of the output of the electric scalpel, while the output is being supplied, when the detection means detects the variation range of the measured impedance per unit time which is greater than the variation range of the impedance per unit time which is measured in a predetermined time period lust after the treatment section starts to treat the living tissue.
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Abstract
In an electrosurgery apparatus for treating a living tissue, while the living tissue is being treated, a variation in state of energy supplied from a cautery power supply to a monopolar treatment device is detected on the basis of detection data obtained from a current sensor and a voltage sensor. Based on the detected variation, living body information on the living tissue to be treated is obtained.
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15 Claims
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1. An electrosurgery apparatus including an electric scalpel having a treatment section for treating a living tissue, and an energy supply for supplying treatment energy to the treatment section, wherein the living tissue is treated by the treatment section while the treatment energy is being supplied to the treatment section,
the apparatus further comprising: -
variation detection means for detecting a variation in condition of the energy supplied to the treatment section while the living tissue is being treated, said variation detection means including means for measuring an impedance in the living tissue while an output is being delivered from the electric scalpel, and detection means for detecting a variation range of the measured impedance; and living body information detection means for acquiring living body information on the living tissue to be treated, on the basis of detection data obtained by said variation detection means, said living body information detection means including output control means for effecting one of stopping and reducing of the output of the electric scalpel, while the output is being supplied, when the detection means detects the variation range of the measured impedance per unit time which is greater than the variation range of the impedance per unit time which is measured in a predetermined time period lust after the treatment section starts to treat the living tissue. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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2. An electrosurgery apparatus comprising:
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a treatment device having a treatment section for treating a living tissue; an energy supply for supplying treatment energy to the treatment section; examination output generating means for generating an examination output for examining the state of the living tissue; examination output supply means for supplying the examination output, which is generated by the examination output generating means, to the treatment section, such that the examination output and the treatment energy are superimposed together and are applied to the treatment section at the same time; wherein the living tissue is treated by the treatment section while both of the treatment energy and the examination output are concurrently supplied to the treatment section; and living body information detection means for detecting a variation in the examination output and acquiring living body information on the living tissue to be treated, on the basis of the detected variation in the examination output. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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15. A medical apparatus in which an electrosurgery apparatus for treating a living tissue is combined with an endoscope, the electrosurgery apparatus including an electric scalpel having a treatment for treating the living tissue, and an energy supply for supplying treatment energy to the treatment section,
the electrosurgery apparatus comprising: -
variation detection means for detecting a variation in condition of the energy supplied to the treatment section while the living tissue is being treated, said variation detection means including means for measuring an impedance in the living tissue while an output is being delivered from the electric scalpel, and detection means for detecting a variation range of the measured impedance; and living body information detection means for acquiring living body information on the living tissue to be treated, on the basis of detection data obtained by said variation detection means, said living body information detection means including output control means for effecting one of stopping and reducing of the output of the electric scalpel, while the output is being supplied, when the detection means detects the variation range of the measured impedance per unit time which is greater than the variation range of the impedance per unit time which is measured in a predetermined time period lust after the treatment section starts to treat the living tissue; and the endoscope comprising an observation section for observing an operation of the treatment section of the electric scalpel.
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