Patent ID: 9566108
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: A61B

Claim:
1. An electrosurgical system comprising: an electrosurgical generator arranged to output electrosurgical energy; and a bipolar electrosurgical tool removably coupled to the electrosurgical generator, the tool comprising: wherein the electrosurgical generator supplies electrosurgical energy from the electrosurgical generator through the at least one electrode disposed on the inner surface of the first jaw of a bipolar electrosurgical tool and the at least one electrode disposed on the inner surface of the second jaw of the bipolar electrosurgical tool, determines a first phase angle to identify a tissue type of the tissue between the inner surfaces of the first and second jaws and a predetermined phase angle based on the determined first phase angle, monitors a phase angle of the supplied electrosurgical energy, and ceases the supply of electrosurgical energy from the electrosurgical generator when the monitored phase angle reaches the predetermined phase angle indicating fusion of tissue between the inner surfaces of the first and second jaws.