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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2019
Applicant:
Olympus Corporation, Hachioji, JP;
Inventors:
Sohei Ueda, Tokyo, JP;
Chie Onuma, Tama, JP;
Assignee:
OLYMPUS CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/16 (2006.01); A61B 17/56 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/1682 (2013.01); A61B 17/320068 (2013.01); A61B 17/1604 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320069 (2017.08); A61B 2017/320073 (2017.08); A61B 2017/564 (2013.01);
Abstract
An arthroscopic surgery method for ankle ligament reconstruction of this embodiment is removed using an ultrasonic treatment tool, blowing away a synovial membrane, and secures the view for a remnant ligament. Then, bone holes are produced to a fibula, a talus and a calcaneus using the ultrasonic treatment tool.