METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING COMMON SUBCHANNEL TO ASSESS THE OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS OF TRANSDUCERS

摘要

A system and method for using a common subchannel (100) to assess operating characteristics of one of a plurality of transducers (XDCn) coupled to said subchannel is provided. The plurality of transducers are divided into subsets and each subset is coupled to a subchannel. The system is configured to activate a selected transducer on the subchannel and the subchannel delivers operational information on the activated transducer and reduces the number of subchannels required to collect information on the plurality of transducers. In one configuration, information on the amount of energy being delivered to a transducer is collected simultaneously with information on operating temperature. In another only the temperature is measured which contribute toward more compact ablation devices based on the ability to reduce the total number of subchannels required to collect transducer information.