Ultrasound treatment system
First Claim
1. An ultrasound treatment system, comprising:
- ultrasonic transducers for generating ultrasonic vibrations;
a handpiece including said ultrasonic transducers and serving as an operation unit;
a probe connected to said ultrasonic transducers, and serving as a vibration conveying means for conveying ultrasonic vibrations to a distal member constituting a stationary section of a treatment unit used to treat a living tissue;
a sheath serving as a protective member for shielding said probe;
a holding member opposed to said distal member at the distal end of said sheath, and constituting a movable section of said treatment unit which clamps a living tissue in cooperation with said distal member;
a manipulating means to be handled for clamping or freeing a living tissue using said holding member and distal member;
an operation member for driving said holding member responsively to a movement of said manipulating means; and
a turning mechanism for turning said treatment unit relative to said manipulating means with the axial direction of said ultrasonic transducers as a center.
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Abstract
An ultrasound treatment system in accordance with the present invention comprises: ultrasonic transducers for generating ultrasonic vibrations; a handpiece including the ultrasonic transducers and serving as an operation unit; a probe connected to the ultrasonic transducers and serving as a vibration conveyer for conveying ultrasonic transducers to a distal member constituting a stationary section of a treatment unit used to treat a living tissue; a sheath serving as a protective member for shielding the probe; a holding member opposed to the distal member at the distal end of the sheath and constituting a movable section of the treatment unit which clamps a living tissue in cooperation with the distal member; a manipulator to be handled for clamping or freeing a living tissue using the holding member and distal member; an operation member for driving the holding member responsively to a movement of the manipulator; and a turning mechanism for turning the treatment unit relative to the manipulator with the axial direction of the ultrasonic transducers as a center.
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57 Claims
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1. An ultrasound treatment system, comprising:
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ultrasonic transducers for generating ultrasonic vibrations; a handpiece including said ultrasonic transducers and serving as an operation unit; a probe connected to said ultrasonic transducers, and serving as a vibration conveying means for conveying ultrasonic vibrations to a distal member constituting a stationary section of a treatment unit used to treat a living tissue; a sheath serving as a protective member for shielding said probe; a holding member opposed to said distal member at the distal end of said sheath, and constituting a movable section of said treatment unit which clamps a living tissue in cooperation with said distal member; a manipulating means to be handled for clamping or freeing a living tissue using said holding member and distal member; an operation member for driving said holding member responsively to a movement of said manipulating means; and a turning mechanism for turning said treatment unit relative to said manipulating means with the axial direction of said ultrasonic transducers as a center. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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40. An ultrasound treatment system, comprising:
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a handpiece including ultrasonic transducers for generating ultrasonic vibrations, and serving as an operation unit; a sheath coupled with said handpiece; a distal member exposed from the distal end of said sheath and used to impose ultrasonic vibrations on a living tissue for a treatment; a probe inserted in said sheath, and serving as a vibration conveying member for conveying ultrasonic vibrations stemming from said ultrasonic transducers to said distal member; a holding member, opposed to said distal member, for clamping or freeing a living tissue in cooperation with said distal member; an operation member, inserted in said sheath, for conveying a manipulation instruction from said operation unit to said holding member so as to move said holding member for clamping or freeing; and a guard member, located on the opposite side of said distal member exposed from said sheath relative to said holding member, for covering the side of said distal member not opposed to a living tissue to be treated. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52)
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