Patent ID: 8636730

Claim:
A method for controlling an electrosurgical generator, the method comprising: applying at least one electrosurgical waveform to tissue through at least one electrode, the at least one electrosurgical waveform including a plurality of cycles, each cycle having one positive half-cycle and one negative half-cycle; measuring a voltage and a current of the at least one electrosurgical waveform to determine a peak voltage of each of the positive half-cycle and the negative half-cycle; comparing the peak voltage of the positive half-cycle and the peak voltage of the negative half-cycle to determine generation of electrical discharges; and adjusting the current of the at least one electrosurgical waveform to regulate the generation of the electrical discharges during each of the cycles based on a comparison of the peak voltage of the positive half-cycle and the peak voltage of the negative half-cycle.