#$%^&*AU2012201440B220140508.pdf#####SYSTEMS FOR THERMAL-FEEDBACK-CONTROLLED RATE OF FLUID FLOW TO FLUID-COOLED ANTENNA ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF DIRECTING ENERGY TO TISSUE USING SAME ABSTRACT An electrosurgical system (10) includes an electrosurgical device (100) adapted to direct energy to tissue, one or more temperature sensors (TS) associated with the electrosurgical device (100), a fluid-flow path (21) leading to the electrosurgical device (100), and a flow-control device (50) disposed in fluid communication with the fluid-flow path (21). The system (10) also includes a processor unit (82) communicatively-coupled to the one or more temperature sensors (TS) and communicatively-coupled to the flow-control device (50). The processor unit (82) is configured to control the flow-control device (50) based on determination of a desired fluid-flow rate using one or more electrical signals outputted from the one or more temperature sensors (TS). 6104500vl1/7 Co~ CDC CD K- --------- -------I':) /I "T CoJCD L r,- cc :::'O CD CDCD I- liC2/7 C- I U'), CCM =c~J C J 00, F21,, C,)I3/7 300 28->； STORAGE 88 INTERFACE - A O PROCESSOR GENERATOR_ DATABASE INTERFACE E- DEVNAL FIG. 3
