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Ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus

  • US 5,462,522 A
  • Filed: 12/13/1993
  • Issued: 10/31/1995
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/19/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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