Tissue-retaining system for ultrasound medical treatment
First Claim
1. An ultrasound medical treatment system comprising an end effector insertable into a patient, wherein the end effector includes a tissue-retaining device, wherein the tissue-retaining device includes a first tissue-retaining member insertable into the patient and having an ultrasound medical-treatment transducer and includes a second tissue-retaining member insertable into the patient, wherein the first and second tissue-retaining members are mechanically and operatively connected together through a link member to pivotally retain patient tissue between the first and second tissue-retaining members and to pivotally release patient tissue so retained, and wherein the link member has a first end pivotally connected to the first tissue-retaining member by a first pivot pin and a second end pivotally connected to the second tissue-retaining member by a second pivot pin which is separate and spaced apart from the first pivot pin.
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Abstract
An ultrasound medical treatment system includes an end effector insertable into a patient. The end effector includes a tissue-retaining device. The tissue-retaining device includes a first tissue-retaining member having an ultrasound medical-treatment transducer and includes a second tissue-retaining member. The first and second tissue-retaining members are operatively connected together to retain patient tissue between the first and second tissue-retaining members and to release patient tissue so retained. In one example, the second tissue-retaining member has an ultrasound reflector. In the same or a different example, the ultrasound medical-treatment transducer is an ultrasound imaging and medical-treatment transducer.
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- 1. An ultrasound medical treatment system comprising an end effector insertable into a patient, wherein the end effector includes a tissue-retaining device, wherein the tissue-retaining device includes a first tissue-retaining member insertable into the patient and having an ultrasound medical-treatment transducer and includes a second tissue-retaining member insertable into the patient, wherein the first and second tissue-retaining members are mechanically and operatively connected together through a link member to pivotally retain patient tissue between the first and second tissue-retaining members and to pivotally release patient tissue so retained, and wherein the link member has a first end pivotally connected to the first tissue-retaining member by a first pivot pin and a second end pivotally connected to the second tissue-retaining member by a second pivot pin which is separate and spaced apart from the first pivot pin.
- 3. An ultrasound medical treatment system comprising an end effector insertable into a patient, wherein the end effector includes a tissue-retaining device, wherein the tissue-retaining device includes a first tissue-retaining member insertable into the patient and having an ultrasound imaging and medical-treatment transducer and includes a second tissue-retaining member insertable into the patient, wherein the first and second tissue-retaining members are mechanically and operatively connected together through a link member to pivotally retain patient tissue between the first and second tissue-retaining members and to pivotally release patient tissue so retained, and wherein the link member has a first end pivotally connected to the first tissue-retaining member by a first pivot pin and a second end pivotally connected to the second tissue-retaining member by a second pivot pin which is separate and spaced apart from the first pivot pin.
- 11. An ultrasound medical treatment system comprising an end effector insertable into a patient, wherein the end effector includes a tissue-retaining device, wherein the tissue-retaining device includes a first tissue-retaining member insertable into the patient and having an ultrasound medical-treatment transducer and includes a second tissue-retaining member insertable into the patient having an ultrasound reflector, wherein the first and second tissue-retaining members are mechanically and operatively connected together through a link member to pivotally retain patient tissue between the first and second tissue-retaining members in a first configuration and to pivotally release patient tissue so retained in a second configuration, and wherein the link member has a first end pivotally connected to the first tissue-retaining member by a first pivot pin and a second end pivotally connected to the second tissue-retaining member by a second pivot pin which is separate and spaced apart from the first pivot pin, and wherein the second tissue-retaining member is substantially parallel with the first tissue-retaining member in both the first configuration and the second configuration.
- 13. An ultrasound medical treatment system comprising an end effector insertable into a patient, wherein the end effector includes a tissue-retaining device, wherein the tissue-retaining device includes a first tissue-retaining member insertable into the patient and having an ultrasound imaging and medical-treatment transducer and includes a second tissue-retaining member insertable into the patient and having an ultrasound reflector, wherein the first and second tissue-retaining members are mechanically and operatively connected together through a link member to pivotally retain patient tissue between the first and second tissue-retaining members in a first configuration and to pivotally release patient tissue so retained in a second configuration, and wherein the link member has a first end pivotally connected to the first tissue-retaining member by a first pivot pin and a second end pivotally connected to the second tissue-retaining member by a second pivot pin which is separate and spaced apart from the first pivot pin, and wherein the second tissue-retaining member is substantially parallel with the first tissue-retaining member in both the first configuration and the second configuration.
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