Patent ID: 8172836
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. An electrosurgical system, comprising: an electrosurgical generator configured to generate electrosurgical energy; a sensor operatively coupled to the electrosurgical generator configured to sense at least one of aerosol and smoke generated during application of the electrosurgical energy and to generate data in response to the sensed at least one of the aerosol and the smoke, wherein the sensor communicates the data to the electrosurgical generator and the electrosurgical generator generates the electrosurgical energy as a function of the data, wherein the sensor includes a quartz crystal microbalance; and a sensor component operatively coupled to the quartz crystal microbalance configured to receive the data therefrom, wherein the sensor component is adapted to drive the quartz crystal microbalance with at least one pulse of a drive current to determine a dissipation of the quartz crystal microbalance.