Ultrasonic surgical instrument and processing method for ultrasonic surgical device
US10881425B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 28, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 5, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 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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