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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2022
Medtronic Advanced Energy Llc, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Mohammad Miri, Longmont, CO (US);
Medtronic Advanced Energy LLC, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
An electrosurgical system includes a generator and an electrosurgical device and is configured to establish two-way communication using a resistance level communication protocol. The electrosurgical device includes an electrical connector configured to receive a treatment signal and a continuous signal from the generator, an AC-DC converter configured to convert the continuous signal, a processor configured to receive the converted continuous signal, and a resistor connected to the processor and configured to vary the current of power used by the processor over time. The generator is configured to interpret variances in the current as data and to provide an acknowledgment to the electrosurgical device.