Method and system for controlling an output of a radio-frequency medical generator having an impedance based control algorithm
First Claim
1. A system for performing an electrosurgical procedure at a surgical site, the system comprising:
- a sensor configured to continually sense at least one of an electrical and physical property of tissue at a surgical site and to generate a sensor signal as a function thereof; and
a control module configured to process the sensor signal using a processor, a control algorithm, and a map having at least one predetermined value, the control module further configured to compare the sensor signal to a predetermined level to determine reliability of the sensor signal and to provide a control signal to an electrosurgical generator in response to a reliable sensor signal such that the electrosurgical generator enters energy control mode, during which the electrosurgical generator matches an output of the control signal with a predetermined value from the map and the control module determines whether a tissue reactance is stable by monitoring whether tissue impedance dwells below a predetermined threshold for a predetermined period of time;
wherein the control module (i) distinguishes between reliable and unreliable parameter data and (ii) is prevented from inputting unreliable initial parameter data to the control algorithm, the unreliable initial parameter data defined as parameters having values above predetermined maximum values or below predetermined minimum values.
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Abstract
A system for performing an electrosurgical procedure at a surgical site is disclosed. The system includes a sensor configured to continually sense an electrical and/or a physical property of tissue at a surgical site and to generate a sensor signal as a function thereof. The system also includes a control module configured to process the sensor signal using a processor, an algorithm, and a map having one or more predetermined values. The control module is further configured to compare the sensor signal to a predetermined level to determine reliability of the sensor signal and to signal an electrosurgical generator in response to a reliable sensor signal such that the electrosurgical generator enters energy control mode, wherein the electrosurgical generator matches an output of the control signal with a predetermined value from the map.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for performing an electrosurgical procedure at a surgical site, the system comprising:
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a sensor configured to continually sense at least one of an electrical and physical property of tissue at a surgical site and to generate a sensor signal as a function thereof; and a control module configured to process the sensor signal using a processor, a control algorithm, and a map having at least one predetermined value, the control module further configured to compare the sensor signal to a predetermined level to determine reliability of the sensor signal and to provide a control signal to an electrosurgical generator in response to a reliable sensor signal such that the electrosurgical generator enters energy control mode, during which the electrosurgical generator matches an output of the control signal with a predetermined value from the map and the control module determines whether a tissue reactance is stable by monitoring whether tissue impedance dwells below a predetermined threshold for a predetermined period of time; wherein the control module (i) distinguishes between reliable and unreliable parameter data and (ii) is prevented from inputting unreliable initial parameter data to the control algorithm, the unreliable initial parameter data defined as parameters having values above predetermined maximum values or below predetermined minimum values. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for performing an electrosurgical procedure at a surgical site on a patient, the method comprising:
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continually sensing electrical and physical properties of the surgical site and generating a sensor signal as a function thereof; processing the sensor signal using a processor, a control algorithm, and a map having at least one value to verify a reactance of tissue at the surgical site; and entering an energy control mode, during which the electrosurgical generator matches an output of the control signal with a value from the map, based on the determination of the reactance of tissue in the processing step and the control module determines whether a tissue reactance is stable by monitoring whether tissue impedance dwells below a predetermined threshold for a predetermined period of time; wherein the control module (i) distinguishes between reliable and unreliable parameter data and (ii) is prevented from inputting unreliable initial parameter data to the control algorithm, the unreliable initial parameter data defined as parameters having values above predetermined maximum values or below predetermined minimum values. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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a sensor configured to continually sense at least one of an electrical and physical property of the surgical site and to generate a sensor signal as a function thereof; and a control module configured to process the sensor signal using a processor, a control algorithm, and a map having at least one value, the control module further configured to verify a tissue reactance and to provide a control signal to an electrosurgical generator based on the verification of tissue reactance such that the electrosurgical generator enters energy control mode, the electrosurgical generator matches an output of the control signal with a value from the map, during which the control module is configured to recalculate the map when tissue impedance increases above a predetermined threshold and to signal the electrosurgical generator to reenter energy control mode and the control module determines whether the tissue reactance is stable by monitoring whether tissue impedance dwells below a predetermined threshold for a predetermined period of time; wherein the control module (i) distinguishes between reliable and unreliable parameter data and (ii) is prevented from inputting unreliable initial parameter data to the control algorithm, the unreliable initial parameter data defined as parameters having values above predetermined maximum values or below predetermined minimum values. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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