Patent ID: 11950832
Assignee: MEDTRONIC XOMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A surgical system for use on tissue at a target site, the surgical system comprising:
an instrument;
an electrical stimulation generator configured to generate electrical stimulation signals;
an electrosurgical unit configured to generate radio frequency signals;
an interface module electrically coupled to the instrument, the electrical stimulation generator and the electrosurgical unit, the interface module configured to receive an indication of a bio-electric response caused by stimulation of the tissue from the electrical stimulation signals;
a first circuit including the instrument, the electrical stimulation generator and the interface module;
a second circuit including the instrument, the electrosurgical unit and the interface module; and
a selection module electrically coupled to the interface module and utilizing an electronic switch configured to continuously complete the first circuit and selectively complete the second circuit; wherein upon receiving the indication, the interface module automatically disables the second circuit to prevent radio frequency signals from being sent to the instrument.