Electrical power control apparatus and methods
US4961047A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 24, 1989 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 24, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S323/911
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Electrosurgery apparatus includes an r.f. power amplifier with an output to a patient electrode. The amplifier is controlled by the voltage of input signals from a control unit which receives a sample of the voltage and current of the output signal. The voltage and current signals are supplied to A/D converters to provide two digital signals that are used to address a look-up table in an EPROM and provide a digital output representative of impedance. A switch is set by the user to the desired mode/power curve and this provides a digital signal which together with the impedance signal is used to address a second look-up table in an EPROM which contains digital representations of the required output voltage of the amplifier to produce the desired power level. An adder compares the required voltage with a feedback of the actual voltage to produce an error signal that is supplied to the amplifier to control its output.
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