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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2011
Applicant:
George J. Collins, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Inventor:
George J. Collins, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Assignee:
Covidien LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00642 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00648 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00755 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00779 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00785 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00827 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00845 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00892 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1823 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for performing a surgical procedure includes a source of energy, a surgical instrument, and an impedance matching network. The source of energy is an electrosurgical generator or a microwave generator. The surgical instrument is coupled to the source of energy and receives the energy therefrom. The surgical instrument is adapted to treat tissue with the energy. The impedance matching network is interposed along a path of the energy and matches an input impedance of the source of energy to an output impedance (or thereabouts).