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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 14, 2016
Ethicon Endo-surgery, Llc, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Eitan T. Wiener, Cincinnati, OH (US);
David C. Yates, West Chester, OH (US);
Ryan M. Asher, Cincinnati, OH (US);
John A. Hibner, Mason, OH (US);
John E. Hein, Neenah, WI (US);
Ethicon LLC, Guaynabo, PR (US);
Abstract
Provided is a method for managing radio frequency (RF) and ultrasonic signals output by a generator that includes a surgical instrument comprising an RF energy output and an ultrasonic energy output and a circuit configured to receive a combined RF and ultrasonic signal from the generator. The method includes receiving a combined radio frequency (RF) and ultrasonic signal from a generator; generating a RF filtered signal by filtering RF frequency content from the combined signal; filtering ultrasonic frequency content from the combined signal; generating an ultrasonic filtered signal; providing the RF filtered signal to the RF energy output; and providing the ultrasonic filtered signal to the ultrasonic energy output.