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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2018
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Masashi Yamada, Sagamihara, JP;
Yasuo Tanigami, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61B 17/1659 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00973 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320004 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320072 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320082 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320098 (2017.08);
Abstract
The ultrasonic treatment instrument for articulations according to the embodiment of the present invention includes, at the distal end of the probe, the treatment section which performs a desired treatment on the treated target part. The treatment portion is provided with an edge which extends in a direction crossing, or a direction parallel to, the longitudinal direction of the probe; a first ultrasonic transducer which generates ultrasonic vibration in a direction crossing the edge; and a second ultrasonic transducer which generates ultrasonic vibration in a direction parallel, to the edge.