Ultrasonic surgical procedures
Abstract
Abstract THE METHOD AND APPARATUS OF THE INVENTION USE ULTRASONIC ENERGY IN THE FORM OF MECHANICAL VIBRATORS TRANSMITTED BY A TOOL MEMBER TO CLOSE OF SMALL SEVERED BLOOD VESSELS, SUCH AS IN HUMANS, BY THE FORMATION OF CLOSURES AT THE TERMINAL PORTIONS THEREOF, AND STOP WHAT IS CALLED "OOZES," THAT REQUIRED CONSTANT MOPPING OR CLEANING TECHNIQUES DURING AN OPERATION THIS TOOL MEMBER MAY BE IN THE FORM OF A KNIFE ULTRASONICAL VIBRATED TO SIMULATEOUSLY SEVER AND CLOSE OFF RESPECTIVE TERMINAL PORTIONS OF THE SEVERED BLOOD VESSEL WHILE PERFORMING SURGICAL PROCEDURES. THE TOOL MEMBER, OF A PROPER CONFIGURATION, MAY ALSO JOIN TOGETHER LAYERS OF TISSUE, INCLUDING THE WALL OF UNSEVERED BLOOD VESSELS, AND WITH RESPECT TO THE LATTER IS FORESEEN AS REPLACING THE "TYING OFF" OF ARTERIES AND VEINS CURRENTLY NECESSARY IN SURGERY. D R A W I N G
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- 👤 L Balamuth
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