CIRCUIT TOPOLOGIES FOR COMBINED GENERATOR

摘要

Provided is an apparatus, system, and method for managing radio frequency (RF) and ultrasonic signals output by a generator that includes a surgical instrument comprising an RF energy output and an ultrasonic energy output and a circuit configured to receive a combined RF and ultrasonic signal from the generator, where the circuit may be configured to filter frequency content of the combined signal and is configured to provide a first filtered signal to the RF energy output and a second filtered signal to the ultrasonic energy output or the circuit may be configured to switch between outputs of the surgical instrument.

主权项

1. A system for managing radio frequency (RF) and ultrasonic signals output by a generator, comprising:
a surgical instrument comprising an RF energy output, an ultrasonic energy output, and a circuit; wherein the circuit is configured to:
receive a combined RF and ultrasonic signal from the generator;generate an RF filtered signal by filtering RF frequency content from the combined signal;generate an ultrasonic filtered signal by filtering ultrasonic frequency content from the combined signal;provide the RF filtered signal to the RF energy output; andprovide the ultrasonic filtered signal to the ultrasonic energy output.