Method and system for optically detecting blood and controlling a generator during electrosurgery
First Claim
1. An electrosurgical system comprising:
- means for generating and directing broadband light energy of two different wavelengths onto tissue;
means for generating electrosurgical energy and transmitting the same via an electrode to the tissue;
means for capturing and analyzing characteristics of reflected broadband light energy and utilizing a ratio therebetween to determining an amount of blood present in proximity to the electrode and for controlling the means for generating electrosurgical energy accordingly; and
means for selecting a first control mode when the ratio value is below the predetermined threshold value and a second control mode when the ratio value is above a predetermined threshold value.
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Abstract
A method and electrosurgical system for optically detecting blood and controlling an electrosurgical generator are provided. An optical blood detection system is used for optically detecting blood and may be included as an integral part of the overall electrosurgical system'"'"'s circuitry, or may be designed as a separate unit that connects to, and controls, an electrosurgical generator. The optical blood detection system may be embodied through a variety of analog, digital and/or optical circuit components or arrangements, including software running on computational and memory circuitry. The optical blood detection system controls the output mode and energy of the electrosurgical generator in accordance with the amount of blood detected.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrosurgical system comprising:
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means for generating and directing broadband light energy of two different wavelengths onto tissue; means for generating electrosurgical energy and transmitting the same via an electrode to the tissue; means for capturing and analyzing characteristics of reflected broadband light energy and utilizing a ratio therebetween to determining an amount of blood present in proximity to the electrode and for controlling the means for generating electrosurgical energy accordingly; and means for selecting a first control mode when the ratio value is below the predetermined threshold value and a second control mode when the ratio value is above a predetermined threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for performing electrosurgery, the method comprising the steps of:
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supplying broadband light energy having at least two different wavelengths and electrosurgical energy to tissue via at least one instrument having a distal end; capturing and analyzing reflected characteristics of the broadband light energy utilizing a ratio value between the reflected characteristics of the two wavelengths to determine an amount of blood present in proximity to the at least one instrument and for controlling the delivery of electrosurgical energy accordingly; comparing the ratio value with a predetermined ratio value to control the amount of electrosurgical energy and to select at least one control mode of the source of electrosurgical energy accordingly; and selecting a first control mode when the ratio value is below a predetermined threshold and a second control mode when the ratio value is above a predetermined threshold. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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