Robert B Laird

US Patent:

20120078139, Mar 29, 2012

Filed:

Oct 3, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/251766

Inventors:

Jeffrey L. Aldridge - Lebanon OH, US
Robert A. Kemerling - Mason OH, US
Mark E. Tebbe - Lebanon OH, US
Christopher A. Papa - Cincinnati OH, US
Daniel W. Price - Loveland OH, US
Eitan T. Wiener - Cincinnati OH, US
Jeffrey D. Messerly - Cincinnati OH, US
David C. Yates - West Chester OH, US
Mark A. Davison - Mason OH, US
Scott B. Killinger - Madeira OH, US
Gavin M. Monson - Oxford OH, US
Robert J. Laird - Morrow OH, US
Matthew C. Miller - Cincinnati OH, US

Assignee:

Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. - Cincinnati OH

International Classification:

A61N 7/00
A61B 18/18

US Classification:

601 2, 606 33

Abstract:

A generator is disclosed to generate a drive signal to a surgical device. The generator includes an ultrasonic generator module to generate a first drive signal to drive an ultrasonic device, an electrosurgery/radio frequency (RF) generator module to generate a second drive signal to drive an electrosurgical device, and a foot switch coupled to each of the ultrasonic generator module and the electrosurgery/RF generator module. The foot switch is configured to operate in a first mode when the ultrasonic device is coupled to the ultrasonic generator module and the foot switch is configured to operate in a second mode when the electrosurgical device is coupled to the electrosurgery/RF generator module. The generator further includes a user interface to provide feedback in accordance with the operation of any one of the ultrasonic device and the electrosurgical device in accordance with a predetermined algorithm.