ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,256,974, issued on March 25, was assigned to Covidien LP (Mansfield, Mass.).
"Systems and methods for controlling arcing" was invented by Robert H. Wham (Boulder, Colo.), William D. Faulkner (Boulder, Colo.) and Donald L. Tonn (Superior, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to electrosurgical systems and methods for controlling electrical treatment energy in connection with electrical arcs. A method in accordance with the present disclosure includes providing electrical treatment energy to an instrument based on an indicated electrical energy level, accessing voltage signal values over time relating to vol...