Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Transducer unit and ultrasonic treatment instrument
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Application No.: US16745144Application Date: 2020-01-16
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Publication No.: US11266429B2Publication Date: 2022-03-08
- Inventor: Kiichiro Sawada , Chikayoshi Meguro
- Applicant: Olympus Corporation
- Applicant Address: JP Hachioji
- Assignee: Olympus Corporation
- Current Assignee: Olympus Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: JP Hachioji
- Agency: Oliff PLC
- Main IPC: A61B17/32
- IPC: A61B17/32

Abstract:
The disclosed technology is directed to a transducer unit used in a treatment instrument that comprises an ultrasonic transducer configured to generate ultrasonic vibrations. A cylindrically-shaped casing is configured to hold the ultrasonic transducer therein along a central axis. The cylindrically-shaped casing includes an outer circumferential portion having respective circular arc portions and extension portions formed thereon. A virtual polygon is formed by connecting together a plurality of virtual points located at positions outside of the outer circumferential portion and is separated by a predetermined distance from the central axis when a cross-section intersecting the central axis at right angles and a first virtual distance between the central axis and each side of the virtual polygon are defined. The circular arc portions each includes, as a radius from the central axis, a first length greater than the first virtual distance but smaller than the predetermined distance.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200146707A1 TRANSDUCER UNIT AND ULTRASONIC TREATMENT INSTRUMENT Public/Granted day:2020-05-14
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