Portable ultrasonic scalpel/cautery device

• US 20030144680A1
• Filed: 01/21/2003
• Published: 07/31/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 01/22/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sontra Medical, Inc. (Echo Therapeutics Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Sontra Medical, Inc. (Echo Therapeutics Incorporated)
• Inventors: Dimatteo, Stephen, Kellogg, Scott C.
• Application Number:
  US10/347,497
• Publication Number:
  US 20030144680A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 606/169
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/320068 using mechanical vibrations, e.g. ultrasonic A61B17/22012 takes precedence; dental tooth drilling devices operated by vibration A61C3/03; removing intra-ocular material using mechanical vibrations A61F9/00745
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/14 Probes or electrodes therefor

Abstract

A portable ultrasonic scalpel/cautery device is disclosed. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the ultrasonic surgical instrument includes a low voltage battery-powered ultrasonic generator and a handheld ultrasonic surgical instrument. The battery-powered ultrasonic generator generates an ultrasonic signal having a frequency of about 55 kHz.

Claims

1. A portable ultrasonic surgical instrument, comprising:

a low voltage battery-powered ultrasonic generator; and

a handheld ultrasonic surgical instrument operatively connected to the low voltage battery-powered ultrasonic generator;

wherein the low voltage battery-powered ultrasonic generator generates an ultrasonic signal to power the handheld ultrasonic surgical instrument.

2. The portable ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 1, further comprising a high frequency step-up transformer.

3. The portable ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein the handheld ultrasonic surgical instrument comprises an ultrasonic scalpel.

4. The portable ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein the handheld ultrasonic surgical instrument comprises an ultrasonic cautery device.

5. The portable ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein the handheld ultrasonic surgical instrument comprises an ultrasonic scalpel and a cautery device.

6. The portable ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein the ultrasonic signal has a frequency of about 55 kHz.

7. The portable ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein the ultrasonic signal is adjustable.

8. The portable ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 1, further comprising a battery.

9. The portable ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 8, wherein the battery is an internal battery.

10. The portable ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 8, wherein the battery is an external battery.

11. The portable ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 8, wherein the battery has a battery voltage of about 9.6 volts.

12. The portable ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 11, further comprising a high frequency step-up transformer adapted to increase the battery voltage to about 80 volts.