Electrosurgical system, electrosurgical instrument and electrosurgical generator

A method of operating an electrosurgical system with an electrosurgical instrument, that has at least one instrument data memory, and with an electrosurgical generator, to which the electrosurgical instrument is connected during operation, wherein the electrosurgical generator has a processor and at least one generator data memory connected to the processor, wherein, in order to control the electrosurgical generator, the processor executes an operating program stored in the generator data memory;

• wherein
• a data set containing structured data is generated or provided, wherein the structured data is implemented as a plurality of parameterized references referring to operating specifications stored in the generator data memory of the electrosurgical generator, which comprise potentially applicable control commands and may comprise additional operating parameter values,
• the data set with structured data is or will be stored in the instrument data memory of the electrosurgical instrument,
• the data set with structured data stored in the instrument data memory of the electrosurgical instrument is read by the electrosurgical generator when the electrosurgical generator is started up or during its operation, and
• the parameterized references stored in the structured data are called up under the control of the operating program for the execution of the control commands stored in the electrosurgical generator in accordance with the operating parameters that are also available in the structured data, so that the electrosurgical generator is controlled in dependence on the operating program, the operating specifications, stored in the generator data memory and the parameterized references to individual ones of the control commands stored in the generator data memory which are contained in the structured data.