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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2000
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1998
Olympus Optical Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An ultrasonic treatment appliance according to the present invention comprises a handpiece with a built-in ultrasonic transducer, and an elongated probe extending forward from the handpiece and connected to the ultrasonic transducer in order to propagate ultrasonic vibrations. The ultrasonic treatment appliance further comprises a distal probe part formed as an integral part of or independently of the probe at the distal end of the probe, a jaw opposed to the distal probe part so that the jaw can open or close freely, and a thin chip located on the jaw or, the clamping side of the clamping portion of the jaw on which the clamping portion touches a living tissue, or an elastic member interposed between the supporting portion and clamping portion of the jaw.