Patent ID: 6010496
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: A61B,A61F,A61M,G08C,G16H,G16Z,H01H

Abstract:
A control system for surgical instruments, comprising:a pulse generator adapted to generate a plurality of pulses for driving a pulse-driven member of a surgical instrument, the plurality of pulses defining a pulse interval between each of the pulses, and each of the plurality of pulses having a pulse duration, the pulse interval and the pulse duration defining a pulse-driven member rate for the pulse-driven member of the surgical instrument; anda control mechanism coupled to the pulse generator for controlling the pulse duration and the pulse-driven member rate such that the pulse duration and pulse-driven member rate can be automatically changed over a range of pulse durations and pulse-driven member rates, respectively, on demand by an operator of the control system.