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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2016
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Rui Morimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiko Miyahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
SONY CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01); A61B 8/12 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320092 (2013.01); A61B 8/12 (2013.01); A61B 8/445 (2013.01); A61B 2017/0011 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2825 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320088 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320094 (2017.08);
Abstract
A handheld instrument for endoscope surgery includes a shaft, a jaw, a handle, a phased array ultrasonic sensor, and a signal wiring. The jaw is placed at one end of the shaft and has a holding function. The handle is placed at the other end of the shaft and includes an operation mechanism for operating the jaw. The phased array ultrasonic sensor is mounted on the jaw and has an imaging function. The signal wiring is provided to the shaft and connects the ultrasonic sensor and the handle.