Patent ID: 11937866
Assignee: CILAG GMBH INTERNATIONAL
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A method for performing an electrosurgical procedure using an electrosurgical instrument including an end effector, the method comprising:
applying a bipolar energy to a target tissue grasped by the end effector in a tissue-feathering segment;
continuing to apply the bipolar energy while additionally applying a monopolar energy to the target tissue, thereby applying an energy blend of the bipolar energy and the monopolar energy to the target tissue in a tissue-warming segment following the tissue-feathering segment;
continuing to apply the energy blend to the target tissue while increasing a monopolar power level of a monopolar generator and decreasing a bipolar power level of a bipolar generator in a tissue-sealing segment following the tissue-warming segment; and
discontinuing the bipolar energy but continuing to apply the monopolar energy to the target tissue in a tissue-cutting segment following the tissue-sealing segment.