Resources Contact Us Home Browse by: INVENTOR PATENT HOLDER PATENT NUMBER DATE     System and method for controlling electrode gap during tissue sealing Image Number 11 for United States Patent #8128625. An electrosurgical system for sealing tissue is disclosed that includes an electrosurgical forceps. The forceps includes a drive rod and an end effector assembly coupled to the drive rod at a distal end thereof. The end effector assembly includes jaw members wherein longitudinal reciprocation of the drive rod moves the jaw members from a first position in spaced relation relative to one another to a subsequent position wherein the jaw members cooperate to grasp tissue therebetween. Each of the jaw members includes a sealing plate that communicates electrosurgical energy through tissue held therebetween. The jaw members are adapted to connect to an electrosurgical generator. The system also includes one or more sensors that determine a gap distance between the sealing plates of the jaw members and a pressure applicator coupled to the drive rod. The pressure applicator is configured to move the drive rod in a longitudinal direction. The system further includes a controller adapted to communicate with the sensors and to control the pressure applicator in response to the determined gap distance during the sealing process.       Recently Added Patents High turning fan exit stator Methods and arrangements in a wireless communications system Pet diaper holder using disposable human diapers Asymmetric coil spring Throttling computational units according to performance sensitivity System and method for improving color and brightness uniformity of backlit LCD displays Dynamic processing of embedded compiled programming language code   Randomly Featured Patents Switching power supply unit Method and unit for the formation of groups of products in a machine for continuous packaging of products Ethers of phenol active on the cardiovascular system, process for preparing same and use thereof in drugs Night vision apparatus Word disambiguation apparatus and methods Development device and method capable of maintaining toner concentration at constant level without shortening life of developer, process cartridge, and imaging forming apparatus Electrostatic ink jet head and method of producing the same Hose clamps Gasification/combustion system Solid state image sensor having variable charge accumulation time period © 2006-2008 PatentGenius. All Rights Reserved.