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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 23, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Neil Godara, Milton, CA;
Taylor Hillier, Georgetown, CA;
Matthew Parker, Deep River, CA;
Hua Xin Lo, Toronto, CA;
Jason Woo, Vaughan, CA;
Neil Godara, Milton, CA;
Taylor Hillier, Georgetown, CA;
Matthew Parker, Deep River, CA;
Hua Xin Lo, Toronto, CA;
Jason Woo, Vaughan, CA;
Avent, Inc., Alpharetta, GA (US);
Abstract
Methods are disclosed for delivering energy to a body of a human or animal during a treatment procedure using an electrosurgical generator, a pre-set overall procedure time being defined for the treatment procedure, a ramp time being defined for a parameter to reach a pre-set threshold during the treatment procedure, the method comprising: measuring the parameter over time; and if the parameter has not substantially reached the pre-set threshold by the ramp time, setting a procedure extension time responsive to the time difference between the ramp time and the time at which the pre-set threshold was reached, and extending the overall procedure time by the procedure extension time.