Transformer for RF voltage sensing
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1. An electrosurgical system, comprising:
- a multiple-secondary transformer configured for sensing voltage, the multiple-secondary transformer including;
a primary winding coupled to an active terminal and a return terminal of the electrosurgical system; and
a plurality of secondary windings, each of the secondary windings being configured to transform the radio frequency voltage into a sensed voltage, each of the secondary windings including an output coupled to a sensor circuit and configured to transmit the sensed voltage to the sensor circuit.
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Abstract
An electrosurgical system is disclosed. The electrosurgical system includes a multiple-secondary transformer configured for sensing voltage. The multiple-secondary transformer includes a primary winding coupled to an active terminal and a return terminal of the electrosurgical system and a plurality of secondary windings. Each of the secondary windings is configured to transform the radio frequency voltage into a sensed voltage. Each of the secondary windings includes an output coupled to a sensor circuit and configured to transmit the sensed voltage to the sensor circuit.
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1. An electrosurgical system, comprising:
a multiple-secondary transformer configured for sensing voltage, the multiple-secondary transformer including; a primary winding coupled to an active terminal and a return terminal of the electrosurgical system; and a plurality of secondary windings, each of the secondary windings being configured to transform the radio frequency voltage into a sensed voltage, each of the secondary windings including an output coupled to a sensor circuit and configured to transmit the sensed voltage to the sensor circuit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An electrosurgical generator, comprising:
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a radio frequency output stage including an active terminal and a return terminal and configured to generate a radio frequency voltage; a sensor circuit that measures at least one of a tissue property and a radio frequency voltage property; a multiple-secondary transformer including a primary winding coupled to the active terminal and the return terminal of the radio frequency output, and a plurality of secondary windings, wherein each of the secondary windings being configured to transform the radio frequency voltage into a sensed voltage and each of the secondary windings including an output, which is coupled to the sensor circuit and is configured to transmit the sensed voltage to the sensor circuit. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for performing electrosurgery, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing a multiple-secondary transformer configured for sensing voltage, the multiple-secondary transformer including a primary winding coupled to an active terminal and a return terminal of the electrosurgical system and a plurality of secondary windings, each of the secondary windings including an output coupled to a sensor circuit; generating a radio frequency voltage at a radio frequency output stage including an active terminal and a return terminal; and transforming the radio frequency voltage into a sensed voltage at each of the secondary windings and transmitting the sensed voltage to the sensor circuit via the output. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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