#$%^&*AU2012201142A120120913.pdf#####SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND SUPPRESSING ARC FORMATION DURING AN ELECTROSURGICAL PROCEDURE ABSTRACT A method for suppressing arc formation during an electrosurgical tissue treatment procedure includes the steps of supplying pulsed current from an energy source (27) to tissue and measuring the pulsed current supplied from the energy source (27). The method also includes the steps of comparing an instantaneous measured pulse (44) to a predetermined threshold and controlling the pulsed current supplied from the energy source (27) based on the comparison between the instantaneous measured pulse (44) and the predetermined threshold (Vrcf).1/4 14 20 ELECTROSURGICAL 2 GENERATOR FIG. 1A 20 ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR FIG. B2/4 _ CC) uJZ CJ) CJ~C,,
