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Electrosurgical method

US10492847B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 18, 2016
Grant dateDec 3, 2019
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Expiry dateMay 21, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2018/00791
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

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.

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