Patent ID: 8343146
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An electrosurgical system for performing a procedure on a patient's body, the system comprising: a plurality of energy delivery devices, each energy delivery device comprising at least one electrode for delivering electrical energy to a tissue of the patient's body; an electrical generator for coupling to the plurality of energy delivery devices such that an output of the generator can be delivered via the plurality of energy delivery devices to produce an effect on the tissue of the patient's body, the generator comprising a detector for detecting a quantity of energy delivery devices coupled to the generator; a mode storage element for storing the operating modes of the generator, the quantity of energy delivery devices being associated with at least one applicable operating mode from the stored operating modes; a mode selector for selecting a current operating mode from the operating modes applicable to the quantity of energy delivery devices detected; and an energy controller for controlling a delivery of energy by said generator in accordance with the current operating mode.