Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
184 words
An ultrasonic surgical apparatus including an ultrasonic vibration source (4) for generating ultrasonic vibrations, an oscillator (1) for supplying high-frequency electric energy to said ultrascnic vibration source, a horn (5) connected to said ultrasonic vibration source and adapted to transmit and amplify mechanical vibrations of an ultrasonic frequency, ard a suction device (11) for sucking and removing an undesirable substance from an operated part, characterized in that there are provided an ultrasonic probe (L7) which is constituted by a flexible linear transmitting member secured at one end to a tip of said horn and having at the other end a working portion adapted to effect mechanical vibration of an ultrasonic frequency, a horn cover (6) at least a portion of which is made of a flexible material, and a flexible tube (8) having one or not less than two inner hole(s) and one or not less than two branch tube(s) communicating with said inner hole(s), and connected to said horn cover, and that said ultrasonic probe is disposed in the one inner hole and said suction device is connected to the one branch tube.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
184 words
An ultrasonic surgical apparatus including an ultrasonic vibration source (4) for generating ultrasonic vibrations, an oscillator (1) for supplying high-frequency electric energy to said ultrascnic vibration source, a horn (5) connected to said ultrasonic vibration source and adapted to transmit and amplify mechanical vibrations of an ultrasonic frequency, ard a suction device (11) for sucking and removing an undesirable substance from an operated part, characterized in that there are provided an ultrasonic probe (L7) which is constituted by a flexible linear transmitting member secured at one end to a tip of said horn and having at the other end a working portion adapted to effect mechanical vibration of an ultrasonic frequency, a horn cover (6) at least a portion of which is made of a flexible material, and a flexible tube (8) having one or not less than two inner hole(s) and one or not less than two branch tube(s) communicating with said inner hole(s), and connected to said horn cover, and that said ultrasonic probe is disposed in the one inner hole and said suction device is connected to the one branch tube.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
An ultrasonic surgical apparatus according to Claim 1, wherein a bellows-like portion is provided to a portion of said horn cover (6) made of a flexible material to form said horn cover such as to be flexible.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
31 words
. An ultrasonic surgical apparatus according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein angled portions of said working portion (21) of said ultrasonic probe (17) are all oblique-angled or circular-arcked in shape.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
An ultrasonic surgical apparatus according to Calim 1 or 2, wherein a liquid injector (14) for injecting an irrigation liquid or the like is connected to said branch tube(s) of said flexible tube (8).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
34 words
An ultrasonic surgical apparatus according to Calim 1 or 2, wherein a liquid injector (14) for injecting an irrigation liquid or the like is connected to said branch tube(s) of said flexible tube (8).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
52 words
An ultrasonic surgical apparatus according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein said flexible tube (8) has a balloon (26) in the vicinity of said working portion of said ultrasonic probe (17) disposed in said inner hole thereof, and said balloon being adapted to be expanded and shrunk through the one inner hole.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
An ultrasonic surgical apparatus according to Claim 1 or 2, wherein the surfaces of said inner hole(s) in which said ultrasonic probe (17) is disposed and outer periphery of said flexible tube (8) are coated with an antithrombotic substance.