#$%^&*AU2008203379B220130905.pdf#####SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETURN ELECTRODE MONITORING ABSTRACT A system (1) for determining probability of tissue damage is disclosed. 5 The system includes a plurality of return electrodes (14), (15) and (16) adhered to a patient and adapted to couple to an electrosurgical generator (10) configured to generate an electrosurgical current. The system also includes a current monitor (43), (53) or (63) and a switching component (44), (54) or (64) connected in series with each of the plurality of the retum electrodes. Each of the current io monitors (43), (53) and (63) is configured to measure the electrosurgical current passing therethrough. The system further includes a processor (26) coupled to each of the current monitors (43), (53) and (63) and the switching components (44), (54) and (64). The processor (26) is configured to determine the balance of a current load among the plurality of the retum electrodes (14), (15) and (16) and is to control each of the switching components (44), (54) and (64) to adjust the current passing through each of the return electrodes (14), (15) and (16), to balance the current load. 30
