Patent ID: 8623007

Claim:
An electrosurgical system, comprising: an electrosurgical generator configured to output a first electrosurgical waveform; a probe configured to deliver a second electrosurgical waveform to tissue; an adapter coupled between the electrosurgical generator and the probe and operable to convert the first electrosurgical waveform to the second electrosurgical waveform, the adapter including a step down transformer configured to convert the first electrosurgical waveform to the second electrosurgical waveform; a return electrode configured to receive a third electrosurgical waveform from tissue, the return electrode being coupled to the adapter and configured to deliver the received third electrosurgical waveform to the adapter, wherein the adapter includes a step up transformer operable to convert the third electrosurgical waveform received by the return electrode to a fourth electrosurgical waveform.