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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2009
Mani N. Prakash, Boulder, CO (US);
Timothy J. Bahney, Portland, OR (US);
Darren Odom, Longmont, CO (US);
Mani N. Prakash, Boulder, CO (US);
Timothy J. Bahney, Portland, OR (US);
Darren Odom, Longmont, CO (US);
TYCO Healthcare Group LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to various apparatus, systems and methods of identifying and treating tissue using at least one electrical property of tissue. Provided is a method for identifying and treating tissue, the method including providing a electrosurgical treatment device including an electrode assembly for measuring one or more electrical properties of a target tissue, the electrode assembly being mounted on a distal end thereof, measuring the one or more electrical characteristics of the target tissue, comparing the measured electrical property values of the target tissue against electrical property values of known tissue types, identifying a tissue type of the target tissue, adjusting an energy delivery configuration of the electrosurgical treatment device to the type of target tissue, and activating the electrosurgical treatment device to treat the target tissue.