Electrosurgery system and method
First Claim
1. An electrosurgical generator comprising a source of radio frequency (r.f.) energy, an active output terminal, a return output terminal, a d.c. isolation capacitance between the source and the active output terminal, and a pulsing circuit for the source, wherein the source and the pulsing circuit are arranged to generate a pulsed r.f. output signal at the output terminals, which signal has a peak-to-peak voltage of at least 1250V, a pulse mark-to-space ratio of no greater than 1:
- 1, and a pulse length of no greater than 100 μ
s.
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Abstract
An electrosurgical generator has output terminals for connection to active and return electrodes respectively of an electrosurgical instrument and, connected to the output terminals via at least one isolation capacitor, a radio frequency (r.f.) source which may be pulsed by a pulsing circuit. To permit tissue removal at a high rate, the source and the pulsing circuit are arranged so as to generate a pulsed r.f. output signal having a peak-to-peak voltage of at least 1250V, a mark-to-space ratio not more than 1:1, and a pulse length not more than 100 μs.
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1. An electrosurgical generator comprising a source of radio frequency (r.f.) energy, an active output terminal, a return output terminal, a d.c. isolation capacitance between the source and the active output terminal, and a pulsing circuit for the source, wherein the source and the pulsing circuit are arranged to generate a pulsed r.f. output signal at the output terminals, which signal has a peak-to-peak voltage of at least 1250V, a pulse mark-to-space ratio of no greater than 1:
- 1, and a pulse length of no greater than 100 μ
s. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
- 1, and a pulse length of no greater than 100 μ
- 5. An electrosurgical generator comprising a source of r.f. energy, a pair of output terminals coupled to the source, and a pulsing circuit for the source, wherein the pulsing circuit and the source are arranged, in a pulsed mode of operation, to deliver to the output terminals a peak current of at least 3 A into a 50 ohm load and a peak-to-peak voltage of at least 1250V into 1 kilohm load.
- 7. An electrosurgery system comprising a generator having a source of radio frequency (r.f.) energy and, coupled to the generator, an bipolar electrosurgical instrument having an electrode assembly with at least a pair of electrodes for operating in a wet field, wherein the generator is adapted to deliver r.f. energy to the electrode assembly as a pulse modulated r.f. signal which, in use with the pair of electrodes immersed in liquid has a peak current of at least 3 A and a peak-to-peak voltage of at least 1250V.
- 11. An electrosurgery system comprising a generator including a source of radio frequency (r.f.) energy and, coupled to the generator, an electrosurgical instrument having a treatment electrode, wherein the system includes an electrode temperature sensing arrangement and the generator is adapted to supply the r.f. energy to the electrode as a pulse modulated r.f. signal, the mark-to-space ratio of the modulation being dynamically variable in response to a temperature signal from the temperature sensing arrangement representative of the electrode temperature.
- 21. A method of operating an electrosurgery system including an electrosurgical r.f. generator and an electrode assembly having a treatment electrode coupled to the generator, wherein the method comprises applying to the electrode a pulse modulated r.f. signal produced by the generator, generating a temperature signal indicative of the temperature of the electrode, and dynamically varying at least the mark-to-space ratio of the pulse modulation of the r.f. signal in order to control the temperature of the electrode.
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27. A method of performing electrosurgical tissue cutting or ablation in which r.f. energy is applied to an electrosurgical instrument so as to promote arcing at a treatment electrode of the instrument, wherein the energy is applied as a pulsed r.f. signal having a peak-to-peak voltage of at least 1250V, a pulse mark-to-space ratio of no greater than 1:
- 1 and a pulse length of no greater than 100 μ
s. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
- 1 and a pulse length of no greater than 100 μ
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