Method and device for controlling the energy supply to a medical instrument

An energy supply control device adapted to operate an energy supply device of a medical instrument in a plurality of different energy supply modes depending on a selection by an operator,

• wherein the plurality of different energy supply modes comprise at least a first mode and a second mode different from the first mode,
• wherein the energy supply control device includes at least an actuation detection mode adapted to detect one or more actuation characteristics of a manual actuation of at least one of an energy supply operating element arranged on the medical instrument or of an instrument operating element and, on the basis of the one or more actuation characteristics, to operate the energy supply device in at least the first mode or the second mode,
• wherein on the energy supply device, at least one of the first mode, the second mode or the actuation detection mode as a third mode can each be directly preselected manually to supply the medical instrument with energy, and
• wherein the energy supply device is configured, in the actuation detection mode, to detect said one or more actuation characteristics, said one or more actuation characteristics comprising a pressing or holding time of at least one of the energy supply operating element or of the instrument operating element, the pressing or holding time comprising an actuation time period for which the at least one of the energy supply operating element or the instrument operating element is being pressed by the operator, and to supply energy to the medical instrument in the first mode when the actuation time period for which the at least one of the energy supply operating element or the instrument operating element is being pressed by the operator is less than a predetermined actuation time period threshold value, or to supply energy to the medical instrument in the second mode when the actuation time period for which the at least one of the energy supply operating element or the instrument operating element is being pressed by the operator is greater than or equal to the predetermined actuation time period threshold value.