Method for detecting transverse vibrations in an ultrasonic hand piece
First Claim
1. A method for detecting transverse vibrations in an ultrasonic hand piece, comprising the steps of:
- applying a drive signal to an ultrasonic hand piece using an ultrasonic generator;
measuring power delivered to the hand piece/blade at a first power level while the hand piece/blade is held in midair;
calculating an expected power using the first power level;
setting a pass/fail threshold level for an actual measured power based on the expected power;
measuring the actual power delivered to the hand piece/blade;
comparing the measured actual power to the pass/fail threshold;
if the measured actual power is less than the pass/fail threshold, displaying a first message on a liquid crystal display of the generator; and
if the measured actual power is greater than the pass/fail threshold, displaying a second message on a liquid crystal display of the generator.
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Abstract
A method for detecting transverse mode vibrations in an ultrasonic hand piece/blade is achieved by monitoring the power delivered to the hand piece/blade to determine whether it increases as expected when power levels applied to the hand piece/blade are changed. While the blade is being held in midair, the power delivered to the hand piece/blade and /or the impedance of the hand piece/blade is measured at a first power level. Using the value obtained at the first power level, the expected power at a second power level is calculated and used to set a pass/fail threshold level for an actual measured power. Alternatively, the threshold is set for the impedance is set. Next, the actual power delivered to the hand piece/blade and/or the impedance of the hand piece/blade is measured at a level 5 power setting. A determination is made whether the hand piece/blade exhibits transverse mode behavior based on whether the actual measured power exceeds the established pass/fail threshold level. If this is the case, operation of the generator is inhibited, a “Transverse Mode Vibrations Present in Hand Piece/Blade” error code is stored in the generator, and a “Bad Hand Piece” message is displayed on a liquid crystal display on the generator. In addition, a method for detecting transverse mode vibration in an ultrasonic hand piece/blade is achieved by monitoring power delivered to the hand piece/blade to determine if the an extraordinary power increase occurs as the drive frequency is shifted downward and/or upward from a primary intended resonance operating frequency.
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37 Claims
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1. A method for detecting transverse vibrations in an ultrasonic hand piece, comprising the steps of:
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applying a drive signal to an ultrasonic hand piece using an ultrasonic generator;
measuring power delivered to the hand piece/blade at a first power level while the hand piece/blade is held in midair;
calculating an expected power using the first power level;
setting a pass/fail threshold level for an actual measured power based on the expected power;
measuring the actual power delivered to the hand piece/blade;
comparing the measured actual power to the pass/fail threshold;
if the measured actual power is less than the pass/fail threshold, displaying a first message on a liquid crystal display of the generator; and
if the measured actual power is greater than the pass/fail threshold, displaying a second message on a liquid crystal display of the generator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for detecting transverse vibrations in an ultrasonic hand piece, comprising the steps of:
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applying a drive signal at a primary resonance frequency to an ultrasonic hand piece using an ultrasonic generator;
measuring impedance of the hand piece at the primary resonance frequency;
shifting the primary resonance frequency of the drive signal;
measuring the impedance of the hand piece at the shifted resonance frequency;
comparing the measured impedance at the primary resonance frequency to the impedance of the hand piece at the shifted resonance frequency; and
if the measured impedance is greater than a predetermined threshold, displaying a message on a liquid crystal display of the generator. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 27, 28, 29)
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24. A method for detecting transverse vibrations in an ultrasonic hand piece, comprising the steps of:
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sweeping a drive signal having a voltage and current applied to an ultrasonic hand piece/blade using an ultrasonic generator;
monitoring and storing voltages and currents applied to the hand piece/blade in non-volatile memory located in the ultrasonic generator;
calculating power delivered to the hand piece based on the stored voltages and stored currents;
generating response curves based on the stored voltages and stored currents;
performing an extrapolation using the response curve to determine whether the hand piece/blade exhibits transverse modes;
if the hand piece/blade exhibits transverse modes, displaying a message on a liquid crystal display of the generator. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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30. A method for detecting transverse vibrations in an ultrasonic hand piece, comprising the steps of:
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applying a drive signal to an ultrasonic hand piece using an ultrasonic generator;
measuring impedance of the hand piece/blade at a first power level while the hand piece/blade is held in midair;
calculating an expected impedance at a second power level using the first power level;
setting a pass/fail threshold for an increase in impedance of the hand piece/blade based on the calculated expected impedance;
measuring the impedance of the hand piece/blade at the second power level;
comparing the measured impedance at the second power level to the pass/fail threshold;
if the measured impedance of the hand piece/blade is less than the pass/fail threshold, displaying a first message on a liquid crystal display of the generator; and
if the measured impedance of the hand piece/blade is greater than the pass/fail threshold, displaying a second message on a liquid crystal display of the generator. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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