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Ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus

US5462522A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 13, 1993
Grant dateOct 31, 1995
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Expiry dateDec 13, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61M1/772
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus comprising an apparatus body including a drive source for ultrasonic oscillation, a hand piece including an ultrasonic vibrator and removably connected to the apparatus body, a drive unit in the apparatus body for applying voltage to the ultrasonic vibrator of the hand piece, thereby driving the ultrasonic vibrator, a probe removably connected to the hand piece and adapted to be vibrated by ultrasonic vibration produced as the ultrasonic vibrator is driven, thereby treating organic tissue, a water supply unit for supplying cooling water to cool the probe, a suction unit for removing waste matter by suction from the organic tissue treated by means of the cooling water and the probe, an ultrasonic output setting section for setting a preset value for an ultrasonic output from the ultrasonic vibrator, a feedwater output setting section for setting a preset value for a feedwater output from the water supply unit, a feedwater output control section for controlling the feedwater output setting by the feedwater output setting section so that the preset feedwater output value is a value such that the probe is cooled and is not excessively heated, and a m…

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