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Ultrasonic treatment apparatus

US5688235A · kind A · utility

31Cited by

12References

10Claims

0Family size

Assignee

Olympus Optical Co., Ltd. · JP

Inventors

Tomohisa Sakurai · Tokyo, JP
Hideo Nagazumi · Hachioji, JP
Kazuya Hijii · Hachioji, JP
Toshihiko Suzuta · Tokyo, JP
Masahiro Kudo · Hachioji, JP
Kenji Yoshino · Hachioji, JP
Tetsumaru Kubota · Hachioji, JP
Tatsuya Kubota · Yokohama, JP
Hiroaki Kagawa · Hachioji, JP
Yuichi Ikeda · Abiko, JP
Mitsumasa Okada · Hachioji, JP
Hitoshi Karasawa · Ageo, JP
Tadao Hagino · Yokohama, JP

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 27, 1996
Grant date	Nov 18, 1997
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Aug 27, 2016

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2018/00988
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ultrasonic treatment apparatus comprises at least one hand piece, a plurality of probes, and an ultrasonic drive device. The hand piece has an ultrasonic oscillation device for generating ultrasonic vibration. Each probe is adapted to be attached to the hand piece and designed to transmit the ultrasonic vibration generated by the hand piece. The ultrasonic drive device is connected to the hand piece, for driving the ultrasonic oscillation device.

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