#$%^&*AU2009225304B220131128.pdf#####APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING TISSUE DURING AN ELECTROSURGICAL PROCEDURE ABSTRACT A system (400) for monitoring and/or controlling an electrosurgical generator (500) is provided. The system includes an electrosurgical apparatus (10) adapted to connect to an electrosurgical generator (500) and includes an electrosurgical apparatus configured (310) to transmit electrosurgical energy from the electrosurgical generator. The system also includes a control system having one or more electromagnetic wave sources configured to generate the interrogator wave of one or more frequencies. One or more sensors (416) are configured to transmit and sense a reflected portion of the interrogator wave of at least one frequency to determine dielectric boundary data. A processor (402) operatively coupled to the control system and to the electrosurgical generator configured to control the delivery of electrosurgical energy from the electrosurgical generator based on dielectric boundary data provided by the one or more sensors.8/8 SSTART /,-800 r802 PROVIDING AN ELECTROSURGICAL APPARATUS 804 TRANSMITTING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERROGATOR WAVE OF ONE OR MORE FREQUENCIES 806 DIRECTING ELECTROSURGICAL ENERGY FROM AN ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR THROUGH TISSUE 1 r808 DIRECTING AN INTERROGATOR WAVE OF AT LEAST ONE FREQUENCY IS DIRECTED INTO TISSUE 810 ANALYZING AT LEAST A PORTION OF A REFLECTION OF THE INTERROGATOR WAVE 812 CONTROLLING THE DELIVERY OF ELECTROSURGICAL ENERGY FROM THE ELECTROSURGICAL GENERATOR TO TISSUE BASED ON THE DIELECTRIC BOUNDARY DATA PROVIDED TO A PROCESSOR FIG. 11
