Ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus
First Claim
1. An ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus body including a drive source for ultrasonic oscillation;
a hand piece including an ultrasonic, vibrator and said hand piece being removably connected to the apparatus body;
drive means in the apparatus body for applying voltage to the ultrasonic vibrator of the hand piece, thereby driving the ultrasonic vibrator;
a probe removably connected to the hand piece and adapted to be vibrated by ultrasonic vibration produced as the ultrasonic vibrator is driven for treating organic tissue;
water supply means for supplying cooling water to the probe for cooling the probe;
suction means for removing waste matter by suction from the organic tissue treated by means of the cooling water and the probe;
ultrasonic output setting means for setting a preset value for an ultrasonic output from the ultrasonic vibrator;
feedwater output setting means for setting a preset value for a feedwater output from the water supply means;
feedwater output control means for controlling the feedwater output set by the feedwater output setting means so that the preset feedwater output value is a value such that the probe is cooled and is not excessively heated to prevent damage to the probe; and
memory means for storing the preset values for the ultrasonic output and the feedwater output.
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Abstract
An ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus comprising an apparatus body including a drive source for ultrasonic oscillation, a hand piece including an ultrasonic vibrator and removably connected to the apparatus body, a drive unit in the apparatus body for applying voltage to the ultrasonic vibrator of the hand piece, thereby driving the ultrasonic vibrator, a probe removably connected to the hand piece and adapted to be vibrated by ultrasonic vibration produced as the ultrasonic vibrator is driven, thereby treating organic tissue, a water supply unit for supplying cooling water to cool the probe, a suction unit for removing waste matter by suction from the organic tissue treated by means of the cooling water and the probe, an ultrasonic output setting section for setting a preset value for an ultrasonic output from the ultrasonic vibrator, a feedwater output setting section for setting a preset value for a feedwater output from the water supply unit, a feedwater output control section for controlling the feedwater output setting by the feedwater output setting section so that the preset feedwater output value is a value such that the probe is cooled and is not excessively heated, and a memory unit for storing the preset values for the ultrasonic output and the feedwater output.
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26 Claims
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1. An ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus comprising:
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an apparatus body including a drive source for ultrasonic oscillation; a hand piece including an ultrasonic, vibrator and said hand piece being removably connected to the apparatus body; drive means in the apparatus body for applying voltage to the ultrasonic vibrator of the hand piece, thereby driving the ultrasonic vibrator; a probe removably connected to the hand piece and adapted to be vibrated by ultrasonic vibration produced as the ultrasonic vibrator is driven for treating organic tissue;
water supply means for supplying cooling water to the probe for cooling the probe;suction means for removing waste matter by suction from the organic tissue treated by means of the cooling water and the probe; ultrasonic output setting means for setting a preset value for an ultrasonic output from the ultrasonic vibrator; feedwater output setting means for setting a preset value for a feedwater output from the water supply means; feedwater output control means for controlling the feedwater output set by the feedwater output setting means so that the preset feedwater output value is a value such that the probe is cooled and is not excessively heated to prevent damage to the probe; and memory means for storing the preset values for the ultrasonic output and the feedwater output. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method of setting the value of an output from an ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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storing in a first memory a recommended feedwater output value set based on an ultrasonic output value corresponding to a hand piece; storing in a second memory an ultrasonic output value and a feedwater output value obtained in the last occasion of treatment; reading from the second memory the ultrasonic output value obtained in the last occasion of treatment; reading the recommended feedwater output value from the first memory on the basis of the ultrasonic output value read from the second memory; reading from the second memory the feedwater output value obtained in the last occasion of treatment; comparing the recommended feedwater output value with the feedwater output value obtained in the last occasion of treatment, and setting a feedwater output value not lower than the recommended feedwater output value; supplying cooling water to a probe connected to the hand piece on the basis of the set feedwater output value; establishing a state where ultrasonic treatment can be performed; and storing a set ultrasonic output value in a third memory. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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