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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Dec. 29, 2015
Applicant:
Encision Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Inventors:
Kurt Albert Aronow, Louisville, CO (US);
David Newton, Longmont, CO (US);
Don R. Boyle, Longmont, CO (US);
Assignee:
Encision Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/16 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1233 (2013.01); A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 18/16 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00648 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00672 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00702 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00708 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00779 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00827 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00892 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for detecting faults within an electrosurgical instrument having a shield and an active electrode uses multiple possible fault conditions. In one embodiment the monitoring system comprises an electrosurgical generator coupled to the electrosurgical instrument and adapted to deliver power to the active electrode of the electrosurgical instrument, monitoring circuitry coupled to the electrosurgical generator and the electrosurgical instrument.