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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2018
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuo Tanigami, Hachioji, JP;
Ryo Miyasaka, Hachioji, JP;
Koji Kimoto, Tachikawa, JP;
Hiroto Nakamura, Hino, JP;
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasonic treatment system for a joint has an ultrasonic transducer configured to generate ultrasonic vibration at a predetermined frequency, a treatment unit configured to treat a bone or a cartilage with the ultrasonic vibration, a frequency measurement unit configured to measure the frequency of the ultrasonic vibration of the treatment unit, a calculation unit configured to calculate a tilt indicating change, in a predetermined time, of the frequency measured with the frequency measurement unit, and a controller configured to determine whether change of absolute value of the tilt is equal to or larger than predetermined absolute value of the tilt.