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Patent No.:

US 9603617 B1

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Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2017

Filed:

May. 15, 2013
Applicant:

Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Takeshi Seto, Chofu, JP;

Kazuaki Uchida, Fujimi-machi, JP;

Hideki Kojima, Matsumoto, JP;

Hirokazu Sekino, Chino, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3203 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3203 (2013.01); A61B 17/32037 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00075 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00154 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00194 (2013.01); A61B 2017/32032 (2013.01);
Abstract

Liquid is ejected in a pulse-like manner from a nozzle provided at the distal end of a liquid ejection pipe. When the liquid is ejected, moving speed of the nozzle is detected. A driving frequency of a piezoelectric element is increased when the moving speed increase. The driving frequency is reduced when the moving speed decreases. Consequently, it is possible to prevent the number of times the liquid is ejected per unit length from changing according to the moving speed of the nozzle. Therefore, it is possible to excise a biological tissue at stable excision depth.


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