Granted Patent
B2
US 12,551,262 · App. 18/408,388 · Granted Feb 17, 2026
Electrosurgical generator control system
Inventors:
Michael Nguyen (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA); Igor Gorin (Costa Mesa, CA); Joanna Pang (Santa Ana, CA)
Assignee:
Applied Medical Resources Corporation
A61B18/1206A61B2018/00601A61B2018/0063A61B2018/00642A61B2018/00726A61B2018/00767A61B2018/00779A61B2018/00827A61B2018/00875A61B2018/00892A61B18/1445H03F2200/129H03F2200/451H03G2201/103H03G2201/307
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Abstract
Systems and methods for enhancing surgical outcomes by providing generators having optimal RF output for sealing, fusing and/or cutting tissue or vessels under all dynamic conditions are described. Examples of dynamic conditions may include varying tissue impedance load due to electrosurgical operations or tissue affects, any operational conditions and commands determined by the surgeon, surgical procedure and/or device script. This is achieved by implementing a digital closed-loop control system within the electrosurgical generator to regulate voltage, current, and power of the RF output. The digital closed-loop control system may include an RF amplifier for generating RF energy, a feedback system for constantly monitoring the electrical characteristics, e.g., voltage, current, and power, of the supplied RF energy to a connectable electrosurgical instrument and a microcontroller for processing measurement data from the feedback system and adjusting the output of the RF amplifier to meet a desired regulation target under any varying conditions.
Claims (24)
1 . An electrosurgical generator comprising:
an RF amplifier for supplying RF energy; and
a microcontroller configured to determine a variable gain factor and a preload function to dynamically control the supplied RF energy,
wherein the variable gain factor is determined based on an integral error signal corresponding to a selected regulation mode, and
wherein the preload function is incorporated into the integral error signal during transitions between voltage, current, and power regulation modes.
2 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 1 wherein the variable gain factor is determined at each period of the supplied RF energy.
3 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 1 wherein the variable gain factor is defined as a function of desired voltage, current, and power setpoints, measured tissue impedance load, measured magnitudes of voltage, current, and power, the integral error signal, a buck voltage value, or any combination thereof.
4 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 1 wherein the preload function is defined as a function of the variable gain factor, measured tissue impedance load, the integral error signal, a buck voltage value, or any combination thereof.
5 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 1 wherein the electrosurgical generator comprises three voltage settings, the three voltage settings being a low voltage setting, a medium voltage setting, and a high voltage setting.
6 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 5 wherein the low voltage setting comprises an RF output energy up to 10V or 100 mA, the medium voltage setting comprises an RF output energy up to 150V or 8 A, and the high voltage setting comprises an output RF energy up to 300V or 4 A.
7 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 1 wherein the electrosurgical generator operates in three regulation modes, the three regulation modes being the voltage regulation mode, the current regulation mode, and the power regulation mode.
8 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 1 wherein, when the electrosurgical generator transitions between the voltage, current, or power regulation modes, the preload function enables a non-disruptive, seamless transition.
9 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 1 wherein the RF amplifier comprises Buck and H-Bridge circuitry configured to convert a DC voltage input to an RF output.
10 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 9 wherein the microcontroller is configured to derive a duty cycle for each of the Buck and H-Bridge circuitry.
11 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 10 wherein the duty cycle for the Buck circuitry of the RF amplifier is defined as a function of voltage, current, and power setpoints, a measured tissue impedance load, or any combination thereof.
12 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 10 wherein the duty cycle for the H-Bridge circuitry of the RF amplifier is defined as a function of the variable gain factor, the integral error signal, or any combination thereof.
13 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 1 wherein the integral error signal integrates an error value over time.
14 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 13 wherein the error value is selected from errors calculated for the voltage regulation mode, the current regulation mode, and the power regulation mode.
15 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 14 wherein the error value is selected based on an error with a most positive value.
16 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 1 wherein the variable gain factor is determined based on a predefined set of calculations or algorithms for each of the voltage, current, and power regulation modes.
17 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 1 wherein the preload function for transitioning between the voltage, current, and power regulation modes is determined based on a predefined set of calculations or algorithms.
18 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 1 wherein the microcontroller is configured to use a variable integral control system to dynamically control the supplied RF energy.
19 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 18 wherein the variable integral control system provides a dedicated integral control loop for each of the current, voltage, and power regulation modes.
20 . The electrosurgical generator of claim 1 wherein a preload calculator is configured to compute the variable gain factor for the next regulation mode to which the electrosurgical generator is transitioning and to preload this value into an integrator via a relay.
Assignments (1)
SECURITY INTEREST
Recorded Feb 28, 2024
From: APPLIED MEDICAL RESOURCES CORPORATION
To: BMO BANK N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 066702/0123 →
Continuity (3)
Provisional Application
62727195
· Sep 5, 2018
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