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Ultrasonic surgical apparatus with silicon waveguide

  • US 8,882,792 B2
  • Filed: 08/16/2010
  • Issued: 11/11/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An ultrasonic core for an ultrasonic surgical instrument, the core comprising:

  • a longitudinally elongated, generally planar waveguide constructed from a single crystal or polycrystalline material, the waveguide including, in order, a first resonator or proximal end portion, a transduction portion, and a second resonator; and

    a transducing structure, including at least a transducer, affixed upon at least one side of the transduction portion of the waveguide.

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