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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 19, 1991
Tatsuya Kubota, Sagamihara, JP;
Kazuya Hijii, Hachioji, JP;
Tetsumaru Kubota, Hachioji, JP;
Yuichi Ikeda, Hachioji, JP;
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasonic treatment apparatus includes an ultrasonic probe having an ultrasonic vibration generator for generating ultrasonic vibrations and a vibration transmission member for transmitting generated vibrations, and a sheath for covering at least an outer peripheral surface of the vibration transmission member of the ultrasonic probe, and a fluid supply unit, attached to an attaching portion of the sheath, for supplying a fluid into a path defined between the vibration transmission member and the sheath. A seal member for sealing the path is arranged nearer to the vibration generator than the attaching portion of the sheath.