| abstract |
Various forms are directed to systems and methods for operating a surgical instrument that includes a generator configured to provide an energy signal for treating tissue. The generator includes one or more ports for delivering the energy signal to one or more surgical instruments configured to treat tissue, and the one or more surgical instruments are electrically coupled to the respective one or more ports simultaneously. The energy signal includes an energy component comprising one or more energy modalities that is delivered through the one or more ports. The one or more energy modalities includes ultrasonic, bipolar radio frequency (RF), monopolar RF, reversible electroporation, irreversible electroporation, or microwave component, or any combination thereof. |