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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2019
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
James E. Thompson, Frederick, CO (US);
Daniel A. Friedrichs, Aurora, CO (US);
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
A plasma system is disclosed. The plasma system includes a plasma instrument having an elongated body defining a lumen therethrough and a first electrode and a second electrode; an ionizable media source in fluid communication with the lumen and configured to supply ionizable media thereto; and a variable frequency energy source adapted to be coupled to the first and second electrodes and configured to supply energy to the first and second electrodes sufficient to ignite ionizable media supplied by the ionizable media source to generate a plasma influent, wherein a frequency of the energy is adjustable to modify at least one property of the plasma effluent.