Patent ID: 11950830
Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 3:
4. A system for electrosurgical energy delivery, the system comprising:
an electrosurgical flux supply unit;
a first electrosurgical instrument electrically coupled to the electrosurgical flux supply unit, the first electrosurgical instrument comprising a first shaft and a first end effector coupled to the first shaft, the first end effector comprising a first electrode and a second electrode; and
a second electrosurgical instrument electrically coupled to the electrosurgical flux supply unit, the second electrosurgical instrument comprising a second shaft and a second end effector coupled to the second shaft, the second end effector comprising a third electrode;
wherein the electrosurgical flux supply unit is configured to:
in a first state, supply bipolar electrosurgical flux to flow between the first electrode and the second electrode, and
in a second state, supply monopolar electrosurgical flux to flow between the third electrode and the second electrode.