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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 26, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Joshua H. Johnson, Arvada, CO (US);
James A. Gilbert, Boulder, 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 18/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 18/16 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0063 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00589 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00601 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to an electrosurgical generator including a tank configured to output energy and an H-bridge configured to drive the tank. The generator also includes a choke. The choke impedes a common mode current generated by the H-bridge and provides a leakage inductance for the tank.