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HANDPIECE FOR ULTRASONIC DEVICE

  • US 20160038771A1
  • Filed: 09/09/2013
  • Published: 02/11/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2013
  • Status: Active Application
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1. A handpiece for an ultrasonic device, comprising:

  • a handpiece main body; and

    a cartridge attachable to and detachable from the handpiece main body, the handpiece main body comprising;

    a main body housing;

    an actuator installed in the main body housing for axially transferring a transducer;

    an operating button mounted on the main body housing; and

    a handpiece main substrate for operating the actuator according to the control of a controller unit, supplying and cutting-off power to the transducer according to on and off operations of the operating button, and receiving, as an input, a signal detected by the transducer and transmitting the signal to the controller unit, the cartridge comprising;

    a cartridge housing;

    a transducer built in the cartridge housing for generating point-focused or line-focused ultrasound;

    a guide pin for axially guiding the transducer;

    a magnet for power transmission for transferring the power of the actuator to the cartridge;

    a slider for axially moving the transducer along the guide pin by the operation of the actuator;

    a window formed on one side of the cartridge housing for transferring the ultrasound generated by the transducer to a patient; and

    a bellows for isolating liquid contained in the cartridge housing and helping easy transfer of the slider.

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