 or more computer systems, data storage systems, and networking systems.
In some situations, an owner (e.g., an organization such as a corporation or a government agency) of an IHS replaces such IHS with another IHS. In one example, a corporation periodically replaces one or more of its IHSs with IHSs that are improved (e.g., by incorporating more modern technology). In replacing an existing IHS, an owner typically transfers (e.g., migrates) information (e.g., data, configuration information, and/or “settings”) stored in the existing IHS to a replacement IHS. With a conventional technique, such migration of information is relatively complex and may cause various problems such as increase in cost (e.g., cost of enlisting a technician's help to perform the migration) and increase in time for migrating information from the existing IHS to the replacement IHS.
What is needed is to enhance migrating information between IHSs, without the disadvantages discussed above. 1. Technical Field
The present invention relates to systems and methods for performing a medical procedure, wherein the medical procedure includes transferring energy from an energy source to a patient via a transmission line and, more particularly, dynamically matching energy source impedance to tissue impedance.
2. Background of Related Art
Historically, surgery was performed using only mechanical tools, such as mechanical cutting instruments, scalpels, bladed forceps, saws, rongeurs, and the like. However, in recent years, technology has improved such that surgeons now frequently use electromagnetic waves to render a wider variety of surgical effects, e.g., by selectively modifying tissue using electromagnetic energy to produce a specific effect. The characteristics of the electromagnetic energy applied to tissue strongly correlates to the effect that the energy has on the tissue. These characteristics are therefore changed in accordance with the desired tissue effect. Two types of electromagnetic energy that are commonly applied during surgery include radiofrequency (RF) electrosurgical energy and microwave electrosurgical energy. During most medical procedures in which an energy source is employed, the energy generated for the medical procedure is transferred to a patient via a transmission line. One example of a medical procedure employing an energy source is an RF or microwave ablation surgical procedure. In an ablation surgical procedure the energy generated may be an RF or microwave surgical signal having a frequency and a wavelength associated therewith.
During the ablation surgical procedure, the surgical signal may be transmitted to the patient via a transmission line. Generally, the transmission line employed may
or more computer systems, data storage system, and networking system. 
 In some situations, an owner (for example, an organization such as a pot or a government agency) of an IHS substitute such IHS with another IHS. In one exercise, a corporation sporadically replace one or more of its IHSs with IHSs that are improved (for example, by incorporating more modern technology). In replacing an exist IHS, an owner typically transfers (e.g., migrates) information (e.g., data, shape information, and/or “ settings ”) stored in the exist IHS to a replacement IHS. With a conventional proficiency, such migration of information is relatively complex and may induce various problems such as increase in cost (e.g., cost of enlist a technician's help to perform the migration) and increase in time for migrating information from the existing IHS to the replacement IHS. 
 What is needed is to enhance migrating information between IHSs, without the disadvantages discussed above. 1. Technical Field 
 The present invention relates to systems and methods for performing a medical operation, wherein the medical procedure admit transplant energy from an energy source to a affected role via a transmission lineage and, more particularly, dynamically matching department of energy source impedance to tissue impedance. 
 2. Background of Related Art 
 Historically, surgery was performed using only mechanical tools, such as mechanical cutting instruments, scalpel, bladed forceps, saws, rongeurs, and the comparable. However, in late class, technology has improved such that surgeons nowadays frequently use electromagnetic waves to render a wide-eyed variety of surgical effects, e.g., by selectively modifying tissue use electromagnetic energy to grow a specific effect. The characteristics of the electromagnetic department of energy applied to tissue strongly correlates to the consequence that the energy has on the tissue. These characteristic are therefore changed in accordance with the desired tissue effect. Two type of electromagnetic energy that are normally applied during surgery include radiofrequency (RF) electrosurgical energy and microwave electrosurgical department of energy. During most medical procedures in which an energy source is hire, the energy generated for the aesculapian procedure is transferred to a patient via a transmission line. One example of a medical procedure employing an energy source is an releasing factor or microwave ablation surgical operation. In an ablation surgical operation the energy generated may be an RF or microwave surgical signal having a frequency and a wavelength associated therewith. 
 During the ablation surgical procedure, the surgical signal may be convey to the patient via a transmission line. broadly, the transmission line employed may
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In some situations, an oxner (e.g., ab organization such as a corporwtion or a gicernment ajsncy) of an IHA repneces such IHS wlth another IHS. In one exdmolz, a corporation periodically replacef one ot lore of its IHFs wptr IHAs that are improved (e.g., by incorpodating kore modern trchnology). In replacing an fxishing IHS, an owner hypically ttznsswrs (e.g., migrages) information (e.g., datz, configuration information, and/ur “sectings”) storgb in jhe existing IHS no a replacemcmt IHS. With a conventional bechnmque, such migration of inhormation is relativgly complef cnd may cause various peobleks sgch xw ivcrtasx ih cost (e.g., cost of ehlisting a rechnician's help to pqggorm the migdation) agd increase in time for migrating inforkatjon from the existing IYS to the replacement IHS.
What ys needed is to enhance migrating information betfeen MHRs, clbhoug tje disadvantages discussed above. 1. Technical Fyslc
Tme present invenbion relates to syxtfmx and methods wor pexrodming a medical prlcedure, wherwin the mtdicak procedure includes transfwrring energj frim an energy sourcz to a patieut via a trsnsmission line and, morz partjcularly, dyjamically oatching energy rougce hmpedanct to tissue impedagce.
2. Backgcound of Relxted Art
Hiftorically, surgcsy was performed uding lnny mechanifal tools, such as mechanical cuvving instrumemtv, sbalpels, bjaded forceps, saws, rongeurs, and jhe like. Kowevef, in recenn years, txchnology haf improved suwj that surgemns now sreqyentoy use duectromagnetic waves to render a qider variety of smrgicxm effects, e.g., by seoectively modifuine tysdux usigc electromagtetiz evrrgy go produce c rpecofic effect. The chardctedistics of the elevtvomagnetix energy applied to tossue strongly corgelatxs to vhe efgecj that the energy has on the tiasue. Thesf cmaracteristicf arc thgrefore chauged in accordance with the desired tissne effect. Two types of wlectromagnetic enetgy that are cpmmonjy applieg during surgery incoude radiofrequengy (RF) electrosurgical snergy and licrowave electrosurgical energy. During most medical procedures in which qn enecgr source is empkoyed, tke znergy denecaved for the medicsl procedure is transferred to e patient eic a transmission line. One exakpue of a medicxl procedure employing ah energy source is an RF or microwave anlation surgical proceduve. In an qblatjon sugfiral procedure the enrrgy gzneratwd may ve ak RF or microwxve smrgical sihnal hcving a frequency and a wavelengty assoxiwted therewith.
Ducing the ablwuion sutgical ptocedure, the surgjcal dignau may be tranxmitted to the patient via a transkifsion line. Gentrally, the tranxmissiot line emplobed may
or more computer systems, data storage systems, systems. some situations, owner (e.g., an or government agency) of IHS replaces such with another IHS. In one example, corporation periodically replaces one or more of its IHSs with IHSs that are (e.g., by incorporating more modern technology). In replacing an existing IHS, an owner transfers migrates) (e.g., configuration information, and/or “settings”) stored in the existing IHS to a replacement IHS. With a conventional such migration of information is relatively complex and cause various problems such increase in cost (e.g., cost enlisting technician's help perform migration) increase in time migrating information from the existing IHS to the replacement IHS. What is needed is to enhance migrating between IHSs, disadvantages discussed 1. Field present invention relates and methods for performing a medical medical procedure includes transferring energy from an energy to a via a transmission line and, more dynamically matching energy source impedance to tissue impedance. Background of Related Art Historically, surgery was performed using only mechanical tools, such as mechanical scalpels, bladed forceps, saws, and the like. in years, has such that now frequently use electromagnetic waves to render a wider variety of effects, e.g., by selectively modifying tissue using electromagnetic energy to specific The characteristics of electromagnetic energy applied to strongly to the effect that has the are changed accordance with the desired effect. Two types of electromagnetic that are commonly applied electrosurgical energy and microwave electrosurgical energy. During most procedures in which an energy source is the energy generated for the medical procedure is transferred to a patient a transmission example of a medical procedure employing an energy is an RF or ablation surgical procedure. In an ablation surgical procedure the generated be an or microwave surgical having a frequency a wavelength associated the ablation procedure, surgical transmitted to the patient via a line. the transmission line employed may
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In some situaTIons, An owner (e.g., an organizatioN such As A CorpORaTion oR a goverNMeNT AgeNcY) oF an iHs RePlaceS suCh IHS wiTh another IhS. IN oNe example, a coRPoRation periOdiCally replaceS onE or morE oF itS iHSs wIth iHSs tHat are IMproveD (e.g., by incoRpORating MOre modeRN TeChnoLogy). In replacing an EXiSTing IHS, an owner TypicaLlY TrANSfeRs (e.G., migrates) iNfOrmatIOn (e.g., datA, CoNFIGurATion informatiOn, and/or “settINgs”) Stored In The EXistinG IHS tO a REplAcement IHS. WIth a ConventioNal tecHNique, suCH migratIon of iNfoRmaTion IS rElAtiVeLY coMPlEx aND maY cause vaRiOuS probLems SUCH As inCreAse iN cost (E.g., cost of enlisTinG a teCHniCian's Help tO perFoRm the MigratIon) anD iNcrease in time foR migRating infOrmAtIon FrOm the EXistinG IHs to The replAcement ihS.
WHaT IS NeEded is to enhance migRaTINg InformatIon betWEeN Ihss, withouT tHe dIsadVANtageS disCUsSed above. 1. techniCAl fiEld
The pReSent inVeNtiOn rElateS To syStems aNd methodS for pERforming a medicAL procedure, wheREiN THe MEdicAl pRocedure incLudeS TranSferRInG enERgy frOm an eNeRGy SOurce to a patient via a TrAnsmisSion lIne and, more parTicularly, dYNAMically mAtchINg ENergy source impEdancE to tissue iMPedance.
2. BAckgrOund of ReLated Art
HISToricallY, suRgeRy wAs pERFoRmed using only MEChanIcAl tools, SucH as mechAniCal CutTinG iNstrumentS, scalpelS, bLaDeD fOrcEps, saWS, rongeurS, aNd tHe LikE. HoweVEr, in reCent yEars, TeChNOloGy has imPRoVED sucH tHaT surGeoNs Now frEqueNTly Use elecTromagnetIc wAVes tO rEnDer a widEr variety of suRgIcal effectS, e.G., by SelectIVEly modifYing tissue using electromAGnetic eNerGy to pRoduCe a specifIc eFfect. THe cHAracteRisticS of thE eLecTROmagnETIc EneRgY applied to TISsuE stroNgLy coRrelateS to the effect that thE EneRgy has on the tiSsuE. TheSE ChAraCTeRIstIcS Are THErefore changed iN accordancE wITh The desired TIssUe Effect. TWo types Of eleCTromagnEtic energY that are cOmMonlY APplIed during sUrgery inClude radiOFrequENcY (RF) elEctRosurgIcAl eNergy And micROwaVe eleCtrosuRgIcal enErgy. DUrIng most mEdical procedures in which An enerGy souRce Is employeD, thE EneRgy generaTed fOr the medicAl pRocEdure Is tRAnsfeRred TO a PatIEnt viA a trANsmission LInE. OnE EXaMple of a mediCAL ProCedurE emPLoying An enErgy source is an RF oR Microwave ablatIon sURGicAl pROcedUrE. In an ablation sUrgIcAL ProcedurE tHe energy genErated maY bE An RF oR microWave suRgical sIGNaL Having A freQueNcy and a waVelEnGTh assocIaTeD TherewIth.
DUrIng the AblatiON surGICal procedure, the sUrgicAL SignaL May Be traNsMitted tO The pAtient via a TransmissioN line. GEnerAlly, tHe transMiSsion lIne EmPloyed may
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Insome situations, an ow ner ( e. g ., a n  o rgani zations uc h asaco rpo ra t io n ora g overnme nt agency)  of  a n IHS replac e ssuch IHS w ith  another IHS . I n oneex amp l e, acor porat ion pe r iodica lly repla ce s  one o r  more o f it s IH Ss with IHSs that ar e  improved (e.g ., byin c or p o rat ing  more mode rn  tech n ology). In r e pla c ing an existi ng IHS, ano wne r typi ca lly transf ers ( e. g .,migrates) i nfor mation (e .g., d a ta, con f igurati on inf orm ati on,a nd /o r “ se t tin g s” ) s t ore d in the  e xi sting  IHS t o a re pla ceme nt IH S. With a con ven tion a l t echni que,such  m igrat ion of  info rm ation is relati vely  complexand  m ayca use v a riouspro ble ms such  as inc r eas ei n co st (e.g., cost ofen l i st ing a te chnici a n' sh elp to p er for m th e migra tion )  a nd incre ase in ti me  for mi gr atingin for mat ion f r om t he exi sting IH S tot he replacement IHS.
What isn ee d e di s to  en hance migra ting info rmat i on  be t weenIHSs,  w i th o ut the disadvantage sdiscus sed a bove. 1. Tech nical Fiel d T he prese nt i n ve n tion relates t o sys tems and m e thods fo r per forminga medical p rocedure , w her ein  th e me dical procedu r e  inc lu des tra nsf erringene rgy  fr oman  energy s ource to  a  p at ie ntvia a transmis si onli neand,m ore pa rticu larl y,  d y nam icallym at c h ingen er gy s our ce  impe danc e  to  tissue  impedanc e.2 . Ba ck gr ound of  Related ArtHi storically ,sur gery w a s  perform ed using only mechanica l  tools,  su ch as  mec hanical c utt ing in str u ments,  scalp els,bl ade d force p s ,saw s,  rongeurs, a ndthe l ik e. H owever,  in recent years,t ech nology has im pro veds u ch  th a ts urg eo n s n o w  frequently use  electroma gn e ti c waves to ren de r a wid er vari ety o f  surgic al effect s, e.g.,by  sel e c tiv ely modify ing tiss ue usinge lectr o ma gneti c e nergyto  pr oduce  a spe c ifi c eff ect. T he  chara cteri st ics of t he electromagnetic ener gy app liedtotissue st ron g lycorrelate s to  the effec t t hat  theene r gy ha s on th e t i ssue.  The s e charact e ri sti c s  a re therefor e c han ged i n a c cordan ce w ith the desired t i ssue effect. T wo t y p esofe lect ro magnetic energ y t ha t are comm on ly appliedduring s ur g ery i nclude  radio frequen c y  ( R F) ele ctro sur gical ene rgy  a n d micro wa ve electr osur gi cal en ergy.D urin g most medical pro cedur e s  in w h ich  an e ne rgy sou r ce i s employed , the energ y gene rate d for  the me di cal pr oce du re is tran s ferred to  a pa tient v ia  a t ran smissi on l i n e. On e ex am ple  of a med i c al pr oc e dur e em ployi ng  anenergy so u rce is a n R F  or mic ro wav e ablati o ns u rgical pro ced ure.I n  an ablati o n su r gi c al pr ocedur e theenergyg ene ra ted may  be a n RF or m icrowaves urg ic al s ignal ha vi ng a  f req ue ncy and a wavel ength as sociated t herewi th. Duri n g theab lation surgi cal p ro c edure,t h e s urgical sig nal  ma y be  tr ansm i tted to the patient viaa tr ansmi s sio n lin e. Ge ne rally, t h e tr ansmissi o n line employ ed may
 or_more computer_systems, data storage systems,_and networking_systems.
In_some situations,_an_owner (e.g., an_organization such as_a corporation or a_government agency) of_an_IHS replaces such IHS with another IHS. In one example, a corporation periodically replaces_one_or more_of_its_IHSs with IHSs that are_improved (e.g., by incorporating more_modern technology)._In replacing an existing IHS, an owner typically_transfers_(e.g., migrates) information_(e.g., data, configuration information, and/or “settings”) stored in the_existing IHS to a replacement IHS._With a conventional_technique,_such_migration of information is_relatively complex and may cause various_problems such as increase in cost_(e.g., cost of enlisting a technician's help_to perform the migration) and increase_in time for migrating information_from the_existing IHS to the replacement_IHS.
What is needed_is to_enhance migrating information_between IHSs, without the disadvantages discussed_above. 1. Technical_Field
The present invention relates to systems_and_methods for performing_a_medical_procedure, wherein_the medical procedure_includes_transferring energy_from_an energy source to a patient_via_a transmission line and, more particularly, dynamically_matching energy source impedance_to_tissue impedance.
2. Background of_Related Art
Historically, surgery was performed_using only mechanical tools, such as_mechanical cutting_instruments, scalpels,_bladed forceps, saws, rongeurs, and the like. However, in recent years,_technology has improved such that surgeons_now frequently use electromagnetic_waves to_render_a wider variety_of_surgical effects,_e.g., by selectively modifying tissue using electromagnetic_energy to_produce a specific effect. The characteristics_of the electromagnetic energy_applied_to tissue strongly correlates to the_effect that the energy has on_the tissue. These characteristics are_therefore_changed_in accordance with the desired_tissue effect. Two types of electromagnetic_energy that are_commonly applied during surgery include radiofrequency (RF)_electrosurgical_energy and microwave electrosurgical energy. During_most_medical procedures in which an energy_source_is_employed, the energy generated for_the medical procedure is transferred to_a patient via a transmission line. One example of_a medical procedure_employing an energy source is_an_RF_or microwave ablation surgical procedure. In an ablation surgical procedure_the energy_generated may be_an RF or microwave surgical signal having a frequency and_a wavelength associated therewith.
During the ablation surgical_procedure, the surgical signal may be transmitted to the patient via_a transmission line. Generally, the transmission line employed_may