High-frequency surgical equipment and method for operating such an equipment
US10939951B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 9, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00767
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a high-frequency surgical appliance for cutting and/or coagulating biological tissue, having a high-frequency generator designed to produce a high-frequency alternating current during operation, and also a method for operating a high-frequency surgical appliance that involves a high-frequency alternating current produced by means of a high-frequency generator for of cutting and/or coagulating biological tissue. The high-frequency surgical appliance according to the invention has a power setting device that is arranged and designed to set or limit an output power of the high-frequency surgical appliance to a power value selected by a user. In addition, the high-frequency surgical appliance according to the invention has a spark control device that is arranged and designed to set or limit a spark voltage to a setpoint spark value, the spark control device also being designed to ascertain the setpoint spark value on the basis of the power value selected by a user.
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