Ultrasonic treatment apparatus

• US 20030191390A1
• Filed: 04/09/2003
• Published: 10/09/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 04/09/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Optical Corporation Limited (Olympus Corporation)
• Inventors: Murakami, Eiji
• Application Number:
  US10/408,940
• Publication Number:
  US 20030191390A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/439
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/320092 with additional movable means for clamping or cutting tissue, e.g. with a pivoting jaw
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/1445 at the distal end of a shaft, e.g. forceps or scissors at the end of a rigid rod
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320069 for ablating tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320071 with articulating means for working tip
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320089 node location
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320093 additional movable means performing cutting operation
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320095 with sealing or cauterizing means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2090/701 for flexible tubular instruments, e.g. endoscopes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/70 Cleaning devices specially adapted for surgical instruments

Abstract

An ultrasonic instrument and an ultrasonic cleaner share an ultrasonic treatment apparatus body that is connected electrically to a transducer unit of the instrument and outputs electric information for generating ultrasonic waves. The apparatus body also delivers electric information for generating ultrasonic waves to the ultrasonic cleaner.

Claims

1. An ultrasonic treatment apparatus comprising:

an ultrasonic instrument which has ultrasonic vibration generating means for generating ultrasonic vibration and treats organic tissue with the ultrasonic vibration generated by the ultrasonic vibration generating means;

an ultrasonic cleaning means for cleaning a medical appliance by means of the ultrasonic vibration; and

an electric information output means for delivering electric information for generating the ultrasonic vibration to the ultrasonic vibration generating means and/or the ultrasonic cleaning means.

2. An ultrasonic treatment apparatus comprising:

an application for ultrasonic treatment; and

a cleaning unit for cleaning an operating apparatus by utilizing ultrasonic vibration,

the application comprising a transducer, a power source which outputs electric information to cause the transducer to generate ultrasonic vibration, and a probe which has a proximal end portion removably attached to the transducer and a distal end portion fitted with a tip treatment portion for treating organic tissue and transmits the ultrasonic vibration from the transducer to the tip treatment portion.

3. An ultrasonic treatment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the cleaning unit comprises a cleaning tank capable of being attached to and detached from the transducer and a probe for transmitting the ultrasonic vibration.

4. An ultrasonic treatment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the application comprises a sheath unit which covers any part of the probe other than the tip treatment portion and has a control section on the hand side, and the cleaning unit comprises an ultrasonic cleaning probe capable of being attached to and detached from the sheath unit and the transducer.

5. An ultrasonic treatment apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a distal end portion of the sheath unit is provided with a tip working portion capable of being opened and closed with respect to the distal end portion of the probe, and the control section has a control handle for opening and closing the tip working portion.

6. An ultrasonic treatment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the cleaning unit can be attached to the distal end portion of the operating apparatus having an elongate insert section.