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Abstract

In an embodiment of the invention an apparatus for power measurement in an electro-surgical instrument is disclosed. The apparatus includes: sensors, a first summer and differencer, a peak detector, a second summer and differencer, and a multiplier. The sensors produce a voltage signal and a current signal proportional to a voltage and a current delivered by the first channel to the surgical site. The first summer and differencer sum the voltage signal together with the current signal to produce a first signal and difference the voltage signal with the current signal to produce a second signal. The peak detector couples to the first summer and differencer to form a third and a fourth signal proportional respectively to peak voltage levels in the first and the second signals. The second summer and differencer produce a fifth signal and a sixth signal proportional respectively to a difference and a sum of the third signal and the fourth signal. The multiplier multiplies the fifth and the sixth signals to produce a power signal equivalent to the actual power delivered by the first channel to the surgical site. In another embodiment a waveform generator is disclosed which includes numerical values corresponding to sequential amplitude samples of a desired wave form. The waveform generator reads, at a time interval determined by a frequency of the oscillator, the numerical values to produce the oscillating signal with an amplitude proportionate to the numerical values.

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