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Ultrasonic surgical instrument and processing method for ultrasonic surgical device

US10881425B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 28, 2018
Grant dateJan 5, 2021
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Expiry dateJan 29, 2039

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2090/065
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ultrasonic surgical instrument includes an ultrasonic transducer configured to vibrate ultrasonically, a probe configured to treat a living tissue by the ultrasonic vibration, a detector configured to detect a pressing force of the probe against the living tissue, a memory configured to store a predetermined value related to a pressing force in accordance with the living tissue, a comparing section configured to compare the pressing force detected by the detector with the predetermined value stored in the memory, and a notification section configured to perform a notification in response to a comparison result obtained by the comparing section.

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