Unified systems and methods for controlling use and operation of a family of different treatment devices
First Claim
1. A system for controlling use of a surgical device for treating a tissue region, the surgical device including a plurality of electrodes for applying energy to the tissue region, the system comprising a storage medium that is readable by a controller, the storage medium enabling a first control and monitoring function, the first control and monitoring function occurring prior to use of the surgical device, the storage medium communicating with the controller wherein the controller determines if the storage medium satisfies a first criteria necessary for activation, wherein the first criteria indicates the absence of prior use of the device and if there is determination of prior use, a presence of prior use of the device for less than a prescribed maximum time period is determined, and the storage medium enables a control and monitoring function to record operating parameters and performance of the device during operation of the device to create a procedure log correlating to operating parameters of each particular use of the device for later retrieval, the control and monitoring function to record operating parameters and performance occurring after the first criteria is satisfied, the controller including an update function to register a time period during which energy is applied, the time period entered into the procedure log and if the prescribed maximum time period is exceeded, the update function interrupts application of energy, and a graphic user interface to provide a graphic indication if the use for the prescribed maximum time period for the surgical device is exceeded, the graphic indication including a graphic prompt to inform the user to replace the surgical device, the graphic indication including a first screen changeable to a second pause screen when target duration of energy is reached.
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Abstract
Unified systems and methods enable control of the use and operation of a family of different treatment devices, to treat dysfunction in different regions of the body.
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18 Claims
- 1. A system for controlling use of a surgical device for treating a tissue region, the surgical device including a plurality of electrodes for applying energy to the tissue region, the system comprising a storage medium that is readable by a controller, the storage medium enabling a first control and monitoring function, the first control and monitoring function occurring prior to use of the surgical device, the storage medium communicating with the controller wherein the controller determines if the storage medium satisfies a first criteria necessary for activation, wherein the first criteria indicates the absence of prior use of the device and if there is determination of prior use, a presence of prior use of the device for less than a prescribed maximum time period is determined, and the storage medium enables a control and monitoring function to record operating parameters and performance of the device during operation of the device to create a procedure log correlating to operating parameters of each particular use of the device for later retrieval, the control and monitoring function to record operating parameters and performance occurring after the first criteria is satisfied, the controller including an update function to register a time period during which energy is applied, the time period entered into the procedure log and if the prescribed maximum time period is exceeded, the update function interrupts application of energy, and a graphic user interface to provide a graphic indication if the use for the prescribed maximum time period for the surgical device is exceeded, the graphic indication including a graphic prompt to inform the user to replace the surgical device, the graphic indication including a first screen changeable to a second pause screen when target duration of energy is reached.
- 16. A system of controlling use of a first type and second different type of surgical device for treating tissue, the first type of surgical device having a first array of electrodes in a first configuration and the second different type of surgical device having a second array of electrodes in a second configuration, the system comprising a controller, a generator and a user interface, wherein the controller identifies the type of surgical device selected and the graphic user interface displays a visual indication of the type of device, and if an identification of the device is not deemed valid, an exchange prompt is generated on the graphic user interface to inform a user to replace the device in a step-wise fashion through tasks of replacing the device, wherein the visual indication is a graphic depiction of the type of surgical device and the graphical user interface further displays a spatial model of the multiple electrode geometry of the selected surgical device.
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