Ultrasonic treatment apparatus, method of assembling and disassembling ultrasonic treatment apparatus, and ultrasonic treatment system

• US 7,815,658 B2
• Filed: 04/28/2006
• Issued: 10/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Original Assignee: Olympus Corporation
• Inventors: Murakami, Eiji
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen; Anhtuan T
• Assistant Examiner(s): CRONIN, ASHLEY L
• Application Number:
  US11/414,775
• Publication Number:
  US 20060241532A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,635 Days
• Field of Search: 433/86, 433/119, 600/437, 604/22, 606169-174, 606/1, 606 41- 52, 606205-210
• US Class Current: 606/169
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 17/320092 with additional movable means for clamping or cutting tissue, e.g. with a pivoting jaw
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 18/1442 Probes having pivoting end effectors, e.g. forceps
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/0046 with a releasable handle; with handle and operating part separable for prosthetic joint-implanting tools A61F2/4603
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/00464 for use with different instruments with hole for different instruments A61B2017/22072
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/2929 with a head rotatable about the longitudinal axis of the shaft
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320073 probe
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2017/320093 additional movable means performing cutting operation

Abstract

An ultrasonic treatment apparatus includes a vibrator-assembly which generates ultrasonic vibration, a probe which is detachably mounted to the vibrator-assembly, and has a treatment-portion which performs treatment of a biological tissue in a distal end portion, and a main-body-unit-assembly to which the vibrator-assembly and the probe are detachably mounted, and in which the biological tissue is treated with the treatment-portion when an operator operates the main-body-unit-assembly while the probe is amounted. The main-body-unit-assembly includes a treatment-assembly which has an action-portion in a distal end portion facing the treatment-portion of the probe, and a handle-assembly which is detachably mounted to a proximal end portion of the treatment-assembly, and which brings the action-portion into contact with the treatment-portion of the probe or separates the action-portion from the treatment-portion while the handle-assembly is mounted to the proximal end portion of the treatment-assembly.

Claims

1. An ultrasonic treatment apparatus comprising:

a vibrator assembly which generates ultrasonic vibration;

a probe which includes a proximal end detachably mounted to the vibrator assembly and a distal end having a treatment portion, the probe being configured to transmit the ultrasonic vibration from the proximal end to the treatment portion thereof;

a handle assembly to which the vibrator assembly and the probe are detachably mounted respectively, the handle assembly including a handle to be operated by an operator;

a treatment assembly which includes;

an action portion which faces the treatment portion of the probe and turns around with respect to the treatment portion;

a pipe-shaped drive member having a distal end and a proximal end, and is connected to the action portion at the distal end thereof and configured to transmit an operation force of the handle assembly from the proximal end to the distal end thereof, wherein the probe is slidably received within the pipe-shaped drive member;

a treatment assembly connecting member which is provided in the proximal end of the drive member, the treatment assembly connecting member being detachably mounted to the handle assembly; and

an outward projection portion formed in the distal end of the drive member, and protruding toward a radially outward direction, the treatment assembly being detachably mounted to the handle assembly when the action portion and the drive member are assembled; and

a sheath assembly covering an outer periphery of the treatment assembly, the sheath assembly including a sheath assembly connecting member which is detachably mounted to the handle assembly, and the sheath assembly being engaged with the outward projection portion of the treatment assembly at the distal end side of the drive member without disassembling parts,

wherein

the handle assembly includes a sheath connecting member connected to the sheath assembly connecting member and a drive member connecting member connected to the treatment assembly connecting member,

the sheath assembly connecting member includes at least two fixed arms extending to a proximal end side of the sheath, and

the fixed arms respectively include an outward protrusion portion that protrudes toward a radially outward direction and the outward protrusion portion being detachably engaged with the sheath connecting member.

2. The ultrasonic treatment apparatus according to claim 1 wherein

the sheath assembly includes a proximal end and a distal end,

the handle assembly includes a first mounting mechanism to which the proximal end of the drive member and the proximal end of the sheath assembly are detachably mounted, and

the treatment assembly includes a second mounting mechanism which is detachably attached to the first mounting mechanism.

3. The ultrasonic treatment apparatus according to claim 2 wherein the drive member includes the second mounting mechanism at the proximal end, the second mounting mechanism being detachably mounted to the first mounting mechanism.

4. The ultrasonic treatment apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the handle assembly includes an unlocking mechanism which releases a mounted state of the second mounting mechanism and the outward protrusion portion to separate the treatment assembly and the sheath assembly from the handle assembly.

5. The ultrasonic treatment apparatus according to claim 1 wherein

the drive member includes a drive pipe having a distal end and a proximal end and being configured to insert the probe thereinto,

the treatment assembly connecting member is provided in the proximal end of the drive pipe, and detachably mounted to the handle assembly,

an action portion support member is engaged by the distal end of the drive pipe, and is able to be relatively moved along an axial direction of the drive pipe, and

the action portion is pivoted so as to be able to be rotated with respect to the distal end of the action portion support member by proceeding and retreating of the drive pipe with respect to the action portion support member.

6. The ultrasonic treatment apparatus according to claim 5 wherein

the sheath assembly includes:

a long pipe having a distal end and a proximal end, an outer periphery of the drive pipe being covered with the long pipe, the long pipe being engaged with the action portion support member at the distal end; and

the sheath assembly connecting member is provided in the proximal end of the long pipe, and is connected to the distal end of the handle assembly.

7. The ultrasonic treatment apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising a drop-off preventing mechanism which prevents at least a part of a component of the treatment assembly from dropping off the treatment assembly when a large force is applied to the treatment assembly.

8. The ultrasonic treatment apparatus according to claim 7 wherein the drop-off preventing mechanism includes a sheath assembly which is detachably mounted to the distal end of the handle assembly.

9. The ultrasonic treatment apparatus according to claim 8 wherein

the treatment assembly includes a support member which is arranged in an outer periphery of the drive member while the support member is able to connect the action portion and the drive member, at least a part of the support member being formed in a cylindrical shape, and

the drop-off preventing mechanism includes:

an inward projection portion which is formed in the support member, the inward projection portion protruding toward a radially inward direction;

an outward projection portion which is formed in the support member, the outward projection portion protruding toward a radially outward direction;

a first recess which is formed in the drive member, the inward projection portion being engaged with the first recess; and

a second recess which is formed in an inner peripheral surface of the sheath assembly, the outward projection portion being engaged with the second recess.

10. The ultrasonic treatment apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the first recess includes a hole in which the inward projection portion is engaged.

11. The ultrasonic treatment apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the second recess includes a cam groove in which the outward projection portion is engaged.

12. The ultrasonic treatment apparatus according to claim 10, wherein

the treatment assembly includes a cylindrical member having an insulating property, the cylindrical member having a pipe shape configured to enable the insertion of the probe thereinto, the cylindrical member being brought into close contact with an inner surface of the distal end of the drive member, and

the drop-off preventing mechanism includes an inward protrusion portion and a groove portion, at least a part of the drive member protrudes toward a radially inward direction, the inward protrusion portion being engaged in the groove portion, the groove portion being formed in at least a part of an outer peripheral surface of the cylindrical member.