Electrosurgical system having a sensor for monitoring smoke or aerosols
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1. An electrosurgical system, comprising:
- an electrosurgical generator configured to generate electrosurgical energy;
a sensor operatively coupled to the electrosurgical generator configured to sense at least one of aerosol and smoke generated during application of the electrosurgical energy and to generate data in response to the sensed at least one of the aerosol and the smoke, wherein the sensor communicates the data to the electrosurgical generator and the electrosurgical generator generates the electrosurgical energy as a function of the data, wherein the sensor includes a quartz crystal microbalance; and
a sensor component operatively coupled to the quartz crystal microbalance configured to receive the data therefrom, wherein the sensor component is adapted to drive the quartz crystal microbalance with at least one pulse of a drive current to determine a dissipation of the quartz crystal microbalance.
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Abstract
An electrosurgical system includes an electrosurgical generator configured to generate electrosurgical energy and a sensor. The sensor is coupled to the electrosurgical generator and senses aerosol and/or smoke generated during application of the electrosurgical energy. The sensor generates data in response to the sensed aerosol and/or smoke and communicates the data to the electrosurgical generator. The electrosurgical generator generates the electrosurgical energy as a function of the data.
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1. An electrosurgical system, comprising:
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an electrosurgical generator configured to generate electrosurgical energy; a sensor operatively coupled to the electrosurgical generator configured to sense at least one of aerosol and smoke generated during application of the electrosurgical energy and to generate data in response to the sensed at least one of the aerosol and the smoke, wherein the sensor communicates the data to the electrosurgical generator and the electrosurgical generator generates the electrosurgical energy as a function of the data, wherein the sensor includes a quartz crystal microbalance; and a sensor component operatively coupled to the quartz crystal microbalance configured to receive the data therefrom, wherein the sensor component is adapted to drive the quartz crystal microbalance with at least one pulse of a drive current to determine a dissipation of the quartz crystal microbalance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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