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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Martin Hagg, Wannweil, DE;
Juergen Beller, Gomaringen, DE;
Peter Selig, Hechingen, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH, Tuebingen, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/12 (2006.01); A61B 18/16 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/1206 (2013.01); A61B 18/1233 (2013.01); A61B 18/16 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00642 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00672 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00678 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00708 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00898 (2013.01);
Abstract
The method disclosed herein permits the operator of an electrosurgical device to move a safety switch-off threshold for a contact resistance at a neutral electrode from a first value to a second and slightly higher value. This way, for patients with a relatively high resistance yielding a somewhat elevated contact resistance despite correct attachment of the neutral electrode, uninterrupted operation of the device is achievable.