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US4092986A
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Constant output electrosurgical unit
Assignee: G H ACQUISITION CORP A CORP OF
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Filing: 1976-06-14
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Granted: 1978-06-06
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Expires: 1996-06-14
Abstract
Abstract An electrosurgical unit which provides a voltage output to a load. An oscator in the unit produces the output of a given frequency. A switching circuit coupled to the oscillator provides an unmodulated RF carrier from the oscillator for use in cutting procedures and a pulse modulated RF voltage from the oscillator for use in coagulation procedures. A feedback circuit is coupled from the output to the input of the oscillator to maintain the output voltage level from the unit at a substantially constant value independent of the load.
Inventors
- 👤 Max Schneiderman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 13:56
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61B; A61B18/00; A61B18/04; A61B18/12; A61B18/1206
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
122 words
An electrosurgical unit providing an output voltage to a load, comprising an oscillator producing an output signal of a given frequency, a control circuit means coupled to the oscillator for providing an output voltage from the oscillator for use in surgical procedures, a feedback circuit means coupled from the output to the input of the oscillator to maintain the output voltage level from the unit as a substantially constant value independent of the load, and wherein said oscillator includes a control electrode, and said control circuit means includes a switching transistor having its collector-emitter circuit connected between said control electrode and ground, and having a fixed voltage on its base, capacitor means, and means for selectively connecting said means to said base.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
122 words
An electrosurgical unit providing an output voltage to a load, comprising an oscillator producing an output signal of a given frequency, a control circuit means coupled to the oscillator for providing an output voltage from the oscillator for use in surgical procedures, a feedback circuit means coupled from the output to the input of the oscillator to maintain the output voltage level from the unit as a substantially constant value independent of the load, and wherein said oscillator includes a control electrode, and said control circuit means includes a switching transistor having its collector-emitter circuit connected between said control electrode and ground, and having a fixed voltage on its base, capacitor means, and means for selectively connecting said means to said base.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
An electrosurgical unit as in claim 1, and wherein the oscillator includes a tank circuit for controlling the frequency of the output signal, the output voltage being extracted from said tank circuit, and wherein said feedback circuit means comprises sampling means coupled to the tank circuit for providing a sampled output signal as a signal proportional to the output voltage.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
An electrosurgical unit as in claim 2, and wherein said sampling means further comprises a coil inductively coupled to said tank circuit for receiving an amount of said output voltage, and a detector circuit means for converting the amount received by said coil to a DC level, said DC level being said proportional signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
An electrosurgical unit as in claim 3, and wherein said control circuit means further comprises an amplifier means having at least a control electrode and an output electrode the control electrode being connected to receive said DC level and the output electrode being connected to control said oscillator.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
An electrosurgical unit as in claim 4, and wherein said amplifier means is a Darlington amplifier pair.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
An electrosurgical unit as in claim 4, and further comprising a constant voltage source coupled to the control electrode of said amplifier means, and wherein said DC level is added to the output of said constant voltage source to provide the voltage level driving said amplifier means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
44 words
An electrosurgical unit as in claim 6, wherein said oscillator includes a grid circuit, and wherein said constant voltage source includes a Zener diode connected to the grid circuit and deriving its current from the self bias voltage developed in the oscillator grid circuit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
67 words
An electrosurgical unit as in claim 6, and further comprising intensity control means interconnected between said constant voltage source and said control electrode of said amplifier means for providing a selectable output voltage level over a range of continuously variable values from the unit, said DC level being supplied to said control electrode of said amplifier means in parallel with the output from said intensity control means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
An electrosurgical unit as in claim 4, and further comprising adjustable means interconnected between said control electrode of said amplifier means and said detector circuit means for providing an adjustment to correct for variations in the circuits.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
36 words
An electrosurgical unit as in claim 4, and further comprising a reverse feedback means coupled between the output electrode and the control electrode of said amplifier means to maintain a desired voltage on said amplifier means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
30 words
An electrosurgical unit as in claim 10, and further comprising a stabilizing network means coupled to the output electrode of the amplifier means to prevent oscillation from the feedback loop.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
An electrosurgical unit as in claim 1, and wherein said oscillator is a Clapp oscillator and wherein the input of the oscillator to which said feedback circuit means connects is the screen of the oscillator.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
71 words
An electrosurgical unit as in claim 1, and wherein said selective connecting means further comprises a cutting switch means for connecting said capacitor means to said base to produce an unmodulated RF output and a coagulation switching means for removing said capacitor means from said base to produce a pulse modulated RF output and wherein said coagulation switching means and said cutting switch means are interconnected to prevent simultaneous operation thereof.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
An electrosurgical unit as in claim 1, and further comprising power supply means for providing a fixed voltage supply and connected to energize said oscillator and said feedback circuit means.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
47 words
An electrosurgical unit as in claim 1, and further comprising a handpiece unit coupled to the oscillator output for applying said output voltage level to a load, and a blocking circuit means connected across said handpiece unit for protecting said load from shocks due to starting transients.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
35 words
An electrosurgical unit as in claim 15, and wherein said blocking circuit means includes a capacitor in series with the oscillator and handpiece unit, and a resistor in parallel with the oscillator and handpiece unit.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
An electrosurgical unit as in claim 1, wherein said control electrode is a cathode electrode.
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