SURGICAL TREATMENT APPARATUS

• US 20090275863A1
• Filed: 02/26/2008
• Published: 11/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/26/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corporation (Olympus Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Olympus Medical Systems Corporation (Olympus Corporation)
• Inventors: Sanai, Hideo
• Application Number:
  US12/037,441
• Publication Number:
  US 20090275863A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 601/2
• 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 2017/320069 for ablating tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320071 with articulating means for working tip
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320082 for incising tissue
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320089 node location

Abstract

A handpiece of a surgical treatment apparatus includes a vibrating portion having an axial length being a length corresponding to one wavelength or above of the ultrasonic vibration, the vibrating portion includes a vibration generating portion formed on a proximal-end side of the vibrating portion and having an axial length being a length corresponding to a quarter wavelength of the ultrasonic vibration and an outside diameter, and a vibration transmitting portion formed on a distal-end side of the vibrating portion and having an axial length being a length corresponding to a three-quarter wavelength or above of the ultrasonic vibration, the vibration transmitting portion includes a reduced diameter portion arranged on the proximal-end side of the vibration transmitting portion, and an extending portion arranged on the distal-end side of the vibration transmitting portion and having an outside diameter smaller than the outside diameter of the vibration generating portion, and the operating portion is arranged in an accommodation space formed on a radially outer side of the extending portion along the extending portion in the handpiece.

Claims

1. A surgical treatment apparatus comprising:

a sheath unit including a treatment portion to treat a living tissue; and

a handpiece to be held and operated by an operator and extended in an axial direction,

wherein the handpiece includes;

an operating portion to operate the surgical treatment apparatus; and

a vibrating portion configured to output ultrasonic vibration to the treatment portion to treat the living tissue, extended in the axial direction, including a distal end and a proximal end, and having an axial length being a length corresponding to one wavelength or above of the ultrasonic vibration,

the vibrating portion includes;

a vibration generating portion to generate the ultrasonic vibration, formed on a proximal-end side of the vibrating portion, and having an axial length being a length corresponding to a quarter wavelength of the ultrasonic vibration and an outside diameter; and

a vibration transmitting portion to transmit the ultrasonic vibration generated by the vibration generating portion, formed on a distal-end side of the vibrating portion, including a distal end and a proximal end, and having an axial length being a length corresponding to a three-quarter wavelength or above of the ultrasonic vibration,

the vibration transmitting portion includes;

a reduced diameter portion arranged on the proximal-end side of the vibration transmitting portion and having an outside diameter reduced from a proximal-end side toward a distal-end side; and

an extending portion arranged on the distal-end side of the vibration transmitting portion and including an outside diameter smaller than the outside diameter of the vibration generating portion, and

the operating portion is arranged in an accommodation space formed on a radially outer side of the extending portion along the extending portion in the handpiece.

2. The surgical treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the axial length of the vibrating portion is a length corresponding to one wavelength of the ultrasonic vibration.

3. The surgical treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operating portion includes two or more switches aligned in the axial direction.

4. The surgical treatment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the vibrating portion is configured so that a high-frequency current to treat the living tissue flows through the vibrating portion and is output to the treatment portion.

5. A handpiece for a surgical treatment apparatus,

wherein the handpiece is configured to be attach to/detach from a sheath unit including a treatment portion to treat a living tissue, is to be held and operated by an operator, is extended in an axial direction, and includes:

an operating portion to operate the surgical treatment apparatus; and

a vibrating portion configured to output ultrasonic vibration to the treatment portion to treat the living tissue, extended in the axial direction, including a distal end and a proximal end, and having an axial length being a length corresponding to one wavelength or above of the ultrasonic vibration, the distal end portion of the vibrating portion serves as an antinode position of the ultrasonic vibration,

the vibrating portion includes;

a vibration generating portion to generate the ultrasonic vibration, formed on a proximal-end side of the vibrating portion, and having an axial length being a length corresponding to a quarter wavelength of the ultrasonic vibration and an outside diameter; and

a vibration transmitting portion to transmit the ultrasonic vibration generated by the vibration generating portion, formed on a distal-end side of the vibrating portion, including a distal end and a proximal end, and having an axial length being a length corresponding to a three-quarter wavelength or above of the ultrasonic vibration,

the vibration transmitting portion includes;

a reduced diameter portion arranged on the proximal-end side of the vibration transmitting portion and having an outside diameter reduced from a proximal-end side toward a distal-end side; and

an extending portion arranged on the distal-end side of the vibration transmitting portion and including an outside diameter smaller than the outside diameter of the vibration generating portion, and

the operating portion is arranged in an accommodation space formed on a radially outer side of the extending portion along the extending portion in the handpiece.

6. The handpiece for the surgical treatment apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the axial length of the vibrating portion is a length corresponding to one wavelength of the ultrasonic vibration.

7. The handpiece for the surgical treatment apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the operating portion includes two or more switches aligned in the axial direction.

8. The handpiece for the surgical treatment apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the vibrating portion is configured so that a high-frequency current to treat the living tissue flows through the vibrating portion and is output to the treatment portion.