Ultrasonic operation system
First Claim
1. An ultrasonic operation system comprising:
- a plurality of handpieces each having an ultrasonic transducer for generating ultrasonic vibrations, a case for housing the ultrasonic transducer and a probe for transmitting the ultrasonic vibrations to a living tissue;
a drive signal generator unit including a drive signal generator circuit for generating drive signals for driving the ultrasonic transducer;
a transmission cable having a distal end and a proximal end for transmitting the drive signals;
a first connector device comprising a first plug provided at the proximal end of the transmission cable and a receptacle provided to the drive signal generator unit, the first plug and the receptacle being removably connected to each other; and
a second connector device comprising a plurality of second plugs including electrodes exposed from a rear end of each of the plurality of handpieces and a socket provided at the distal end of the transmission cable, at lest one of the plurality of second plugs being selectively and removably attached to the socket so as to share the transmission cable.
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Abstract
An ultrasonic operation system includes: a transmission cable that is connected detachably, through a connector, to a connector receptacle in a main apparatus unit; plural types of transducers provided with a connector receptacle each capable of detachably connecting the connector of the transmission cable, an identification element for outputting its own identification signal, and a ultrasonic vibrator, correspondingly; and a main apparatus unit for receiving the identification signals in an identification circuit, automatically controlling drive signals that a control circuit causes a drive signal generator unit to generate, and automatically displaying the identified instrument on a control-display unit.
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19 Claims
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1. An ultrasonic operation system comprising:
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a plurality of handpieces each having an ultrasonic transducer for generating ultrasonic vibrations, a case for housing the ultrasonic transducer and a probe for transmitting the ultrasonic vibrations to a living tissue;
a drive signal generator unit including a drive signal generator circuit for generating drive signals for driving the ultrasonic transducer;
a transmission cable having a distal end and a proximal end for transmitting the drive signals;
a first connector device comprising a first plug provided at the proximal end of the transmission cable and a receptacle provided to the drive signal generator unit, the first plug and the receptacle being removably connected to each other; and
a second connector device comprising a plurality of second plugs including electrodes exposed from a rear end of each of the plurality of handpieces and a socket provided at the distal end of the transmission cable, at lest one of the plurality of second plugs being selectively and removably attached to the socket so as to share the transmission cable. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An ultrasonic operation system comprising:
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an ultrasonic transducer for generating ultrasonic vibrations;
a case for housing the ultrasonic transducer;
a probe coupled to the ultrasonic transducer and extended from a distal end of the case;
a drive signal generator unit including a drive signal generator circuit for generating drive signals for driving the ultrasonic transducer;
a transmission cable having a plurality of transmission lines for transmitting the drive signals, the transmission cable being removably connected to the drive signal generator unit;
a plug including a plurality of electrodes exposed from a rear end of the case for supplying the drive signals transmitted via the transmission cable to the ultrasonic transducer; and
a socket which has a recess to receive the rear end of the case, the socket being removably connected with the plug for electrically connecting distal ends of the transmission lines to the electrodes respectively. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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Specification