Patent ID: 8004121
Filing Date: 2011-08-23
Classification: A61B,H01R

Abstract:
1. A system for performing robotic electrosurgery, the system comprising: an electrosurgery generator configured to sense the presence of a control voltage and to produce a corresponding electrosurgical signal in response thereto; a robotic surgery system having at least one surgical instrument, the robotic surgery system configured to accept a user input whereby a desired electrosurgery signal is selected, the robotic surgery system further configured to provide a switch closure corresponding to the selected electrosurgery signal; and an interface configured to convert the switch closure into a derived control voltage; wherein the derived control voltage is capable of activating the electrosurgery generator when a single switch closure is provided by the robotic surgery system, and the derived control voltage is incapable of activating the electrosurgery generator when two or more switch closures are provided by the robotic surgery system.