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Abstract
【解決手段】電気外科用戻り電極であって、少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーンと、電気外科用エネルギーを伝導するように構成された患者接触面とを含む伝導性パッドと、該伝導性パッドに結合された温度検知回路であって、該温度検知回路が、該少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーン内に配置された少なくとも1つのダイオードを含み、該少なくとも1つのダイオードが、該少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーンの温度を示す所定の順方向電圧降下を有する、温度検知回路と、を備えた、電気外科用戻り電極。
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・(項目1)
電気外科用戻り電極であって、
少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーンと、電気外科用エネルギーを伝導するように構成された患者接触面とを含む伝導性パッドと、
該伝導性パッドに結合された温度検知回路であって、該温度検知回路が、該少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーン内に配置された少なくとも1つのダイオードを含み、該少なくとも1つのダイオードが、該少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーンの温度を示す所定の順方向電圧降下を有する、温度検知回路と
を備えた、電気外科用戻り電極。
・(項目2)
上記少なくとも1つのダイオードは順方向バイアスされている、項目1に記載の電気外科用戻り電極。
・(項目3)
上記温度検知回路を収納する保持基板をさらに備え、該保持基板は、該温度検知回路を、上記患者接触面から電気的に絶縁するように構成されている、項目1または項目2に記載の電気外科用戻り電極。
・(項目4)
上記温度検知回路は、上記少なくとも1つのダイオードと直列に結合された少なくとも1つの抵抗器を含む、項目1〜項目3のいずれか1項に記載の電気外科用戻り電極。
・(項目5)
上記温度検知回路は、上記少なくとも1つのダイオードに電流を供給するように構成された少なくとも1つの電源に結合されている、項目1〜項目4のいずれか1項に記載の電気外科用戻り電極。
・(項目6)
上記少なくとも1つの抵抗器は、上記少なくとも1つのダイオードを流れる上記電流を、所定のレベルに制限するように構成されている、項目4に記載の電気外科用戻り電極。
・(項目7)
上記伝導性パッドは、上記患者接触面上に配置された接着剤材料を含む、項目1〜項目6のいずれか1項に記載の電気外科用戻り電極。
・(項目8)
上記伝導性パッドは、正の温度係数(PCT)材料で少なくとも部分的に覆われている、項目1〜項目7のいずれか1項に記載の電気外科用戻り電極。
・(項目9)
電気外科手術を行う電気外科用システムであって、該電気外科用システムは、
電気外科用エネルギーを提供するように構成された電気外科用発電機と、
少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーンと電気外科用エネルギーを伝導するように構成された患者接触面とを含む伝導性パッドと、該伝導性パッドと動作可能に関連付けられた温度検知回路とを含む、電気外科用戻り電極であって、該温度検知回路は、該少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーン内に配置された少なくとも1つのダイオードと、該少なくとも1つのダイオードと直列に結合された少なくとも1つの抵抗器とを含み、該少なくとも1つのダイオードは、該少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーンの温度を示す所定の順方向電圧降下を有する、電気外科用戻り電極と、
患者に電気外科用エネルギーを供給するための活性電極と
を備えた、電気外科用システム。
・(項目10)
上記少なくとも1つのダイオードは順方向バイアスされている、項目9に記載の電気外科用システム。
・(項目11)
上記温度検知回路を収納する保持基板をさらに備え、該保持基板は、該温度検知回路を、該患者接触面から電気的に絶縁するように構成されている、項目9および項目10のうちのいずれか1項に記載の電気外科用システム。
・(項目12)
上記温度検知回路は、上記少なくとも1つのダイオードに電流を供給するように構成された少なくとも1つの電源に結合されている、項目9、項目10および項目11のうちのいずれか1項に記載の電気外科用システム。
・(項目13)
上記温度検知回路は、上記少なくとも1つのダイオードに直列に結合された少なくとも1つの抵抗器を含む、項目9、項目10、項目11および項目12のうちのいずれか1項に記載の電気外科用システム。
・(項目14)
上記少なくとも1つの抵抗器は、上記少なくとも1つのダイオードを流れる電流を、所定のレベルに制限するように構成されている、項目13に記載の電気外科用システム。
・(項目15)
電気外科手術を行う方法であって、該方法は、
電気外科用戻り電極を提供するステップであって、該電気外科用戻り電極は、伝導性パッド、および該伝導性パッドと結合された温度検知回路を含み、該伝導性パッドは、少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーンと、電気外科用エネルギーを伝導するように構成された患者接触面とを有し、該温度検知回路は、該少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーン内に配置された少なくとも1つのダイオードを含み、該少なくとも1つのダイオードは、該少なくとも1つのモニタゾーンの温度を示す所定の順方向電圧降下を有する、ステップと、
該電気外科用戻り電極を患者に接触させて配置するステップと、
電気外科用エネルギー源から電気外科用エネルギーを発生させるステップと、
該電気外科用エネルギーを活性電極を経由して該患者に供給するステップと、
該所定の順方向電圧降下をモニタすることにより、該少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーンの温度を測定するステップと
を含む、方法。
・(項目16)
上記少なくとも1つのダイオードが、順方向バイアスされている、項目15に記載の方法。
・(項目17)
上記外科用戻り電極が、上記温度検知回路を収納するための保持基板をさらに備え、該保持基板は、上記患者接触面から該温度検知回路を絶縁するように構成されている、項目15に記載の方法。
・(項目18)
上記温度検知回路が、上記少なくとも1つのダイオードと直列に結合された少なくとも1つの抵抗器を備える、項目15に記載の方法。
・(項目19)
上記少なくとも1つのダイオードに電流を供給するステップをさらに包含する、項目18に記載の方法。
・(項目20)
上記少なくとも1つのダイオードを通って流れる電流を所定のレベルに制限するステップをさらに包含する、項目19に記載の方法。
電気外科用戻り電極が開示されている。戻り電極は、1つ以上の温度モニタゾーンと、電気外科用エネルギーを伝導するように構成された患者接触面とを有する伝導性パッドを含み、かつ該伝導性パッドと結合された温度検知回路を含む。温度検知回路は、該少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーンの範囲内に配置された少なくとも1つのダイオードを含み、該少なくとも1つのダイオードは、少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーンの温度を示す所定の順方向電圧降下を有する。
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- 電気外科用戻り電極であって、
少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーンと、電気外科用エネルギーを伝導するように構成された患者接触面とを含む伝導性パッドと、
該伝導性パッドに結合された温度検知回路であって、該温度検知回路が、該少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーン内に配置された少なくとも1つのダイオードを含み、該少なくとも1つのダイオードが、該少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーンの温度を示す所定の順方向電圧降下を有する、温度検知回路と
を備えた、電気外科用戻り電極。 - 前記少なくとも1つのダイオードは順方向バイアスされている、請求項1に記載の電気外科用戻り電極。
- 前記温度検知回路を収納する保持基板をさらに備え、該保持基板は、該温度検知回路を、前記患者接触面から電気的に絶縁するように構成されている、請求項1または請求項2に記載の電気外科用戻り電極。
- 前記温度検知回路は、前記少なくとも1つのダイオードと直列に結合された少なくとも1つの抵抗器を含む、請求項1〜請求項3のいずれか1項に記載の電気外科用戻り電極。
- 前記温度検知回路は、前記少なくとも1つのダイオードに電流を供給するように構成された少なくとも1つの電源に結合されている、請求項1〜請求項4のいずれか1項に記載の電気外科用戻り電極。
- 前記少なくとも1つの抵抗器は、前記少なくとも1つのダイオードを流れる前記電流を、所定のレベルに制限するように構成されている、請求項4に記載の電気外科用戻り電極。
- 前記伝導性パッドは、前記患者接触面上に配置された接着剤材料を含む、請求項1〜請求項6のいずれか1項に記載の電気外科用戻り電極。
- 前記伝導性パッドは、正の温度係数(PTC)材料で少なくとも部分的に覆われている、請求項1〜請求項7のいずれか1項に記載の電気外科用戻り電極。
- 電気外科手術を行う電気外科用システムであって、該電気外科用システムは、
電気外科用エネルギーを提供するように構成された電気外科用発電機と、
少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーンと電気外科用エネルギーを伝導するように構成された患者接触面とを含む伝導性パッドと、該伝導性パッドと動作可能に関連付けられた温度検知回路とを含む、電気外科用戻り電極であって、該温度検知回路は、該少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーン内に配置された少なくとも1つのダイオードと、該少なくとも1つのダイオードと直列に結合された少なくとも1つの抵抗器とを含み、該少なくとも1つのダイオードは、該少なくとも1つの温度モニタゾーンの温度を示す所定の順方向電圧降下を有する、電気外科用戻り電極と、
患者に電気外科用エネルギーを供給するための活性電極と
を備えた、電気外科用システム。 - 前記少なくとも1つのダイオードは順方向バイアスされている、請求項9に記載の電気外科用システム。
- 前記温度検知回路を収納する保持基板をさらに備え、該保持基板は、該温度検知回路を、該患者接触面から電気的に絶縁するように構成されている、請求項9および請求項10のうちのいずれか1項に記載の電気外科用システム。
- 前記温度検知回路は、前記少なくとも1つのダイオードに電流を供給するように構成された少なくとも1つの電源に結合されている、請求項9、請求項10および請求項11のうちのいずれか1項に記載の電気外科用システム。
- 前記温度検知回路は、前記少なくとも1つのダイオードに直列に結合された少なくとも1つの抵抗器を含む、請求項9、請求項10、請求項11および請求項12のうちのいずれか1項に記載の電気外科用システム。
- 前記少なくとも1つの抵抗器は、前記少なくとも1つのダイオードを流れる電流を、所定のレベルに制限するように構成されている、請求項13に記載の電気外科用システム。
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