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Ultrasonic treating tool

US6165191A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 25, 1999
Grant dateDec 26, 2000
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Expiry dateMay 25, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2017/320095
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An ultrasonic treating tool comprises a gripping section incorporating an ultrasonic vibration element for generating an ultrasonic vibration, a vibration transmitting section for transmitting a vibration from the ultrasonic vibration element to a distal end, a clamping member opened and closed relative to the probe, and a handle provided at the gripping section to open and close the clamping member, in which a force applying point of the handle is displaced more on a proximal end side than at a swing center of the handle and the acting direction of a force application point is toward and away from the gripping section.

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