Patent ID: 7942874

Claim:
An apparatus for cauterizing tissue, comprising: a plurality of electrodes for engagement with treatment surfaces of a tissue mass; a power supply connectable to said electrodes for selectively applying high frequency power thereto to cauterize tissue between said treatment surfaces, said power supply configured to provide each electrode with a unique power and energy delivery profile based on properties of said tissue in a specific electrode location; and at least one sensor proximate to said electrodes and/or proximate to said tissue adapted to generate a signal for controlling said power supply to modulate said high frequency power output from said power supply in real time based upon monitoring of at least two of the following parameters by the at least one sensor: current, voltage, impedance, energy, power, temperature, and time wherein threshold values associated with said electrodes are set; wherein the threshold values are determined to be reached based on said monitoring; wherein power continues to be provided to the associated electrodes for a certain period of time such that an appropriate endpoint is reached and to assure that cauterization is complete, when a threshold value of said threshold values is reached; and wherein power generator channels, which are assigned to electrodes for portions of the tissue and which have reached endpoints, are reassigned to those electrodes that are still actively cauterizing the tissue.