Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090192388 | ULTRASONIC TRANSMISSION MEMBER - An ultrasonic transmission member including one end part and the other end part and transmitting an ultrasonic wave input into the one end part to the other end part is formed by preparing a main mold having a casting cavity corresponding to a whole outer shape of the ultrasonic transmission member, melting an alloy which is a material of a metallic glass, and pouring the melted alloy into the casting cavity of the main mold to solidify the melted alloy in a liquid phase state thereof. | 07-30-2009 |
20090193898 | ULTRASONIC WAVE VIBRATING APPARATUS - An ultrasonic wave vibrating apparatus includes a passive element converting electric energy to ultrasonic vibration, electrodes, a horn body arranged in a forward side of the element and amplifying the vibration, a backing arranged in the base side of the element and backing the element, and a horn connecting portion having one end connected to the body and the other end connected to the backing to connect the body and the backing to each other with the element sandwiched between the body and the backing. At least one of the body, the connecting portion and the backing is formed of metallic glass. The body and the connecting portion can be formed of the metallic glass integrally with each other. A cover covering the element may be included, and the cover, the body and the connecting portion can be formed of the metallic glass integrally with each other. | 08-06-2009 |
20090216257 | SURGICAL TREATMENT APPARATUS - A surgical treatment apparatus includes a first unit including a first vibration transmission member and a first holding member, a second unit including a second vibration transmission member, a second holding member, and an elastic member provided between the second vibration transmission member and the second holding member, configured to be deformed in accordance with a relative arrangement of the second vibration transmission member and the second holding member with respect to the axial direction to give the second vibration transmission member an elastic force in the axial direction, and an adjustment coupling mechanism to couple the first unit and the second unit with each other, arrange the first vibration transmission member and the second vibration transmission member coaxially to abut the end portion of the first vibration transmission member and the end portion of the second vibration transmission member against each other, and adjust a relative arrangement of the first holding member and the second holding member with respect to the coaxial direction to be constant to adjust a deformation amount of the elastic member to be constant. | 08-27-2009 |
20090299395 | ULTRASONIC VIBRATION APPARATUS - An ultrasonic vibration apparatus includes a vibrator, wherein the vibrator includes at least two vibration elements to generate ultrasonic vibration when a driving voltage is applied to the vibration elements, at least three electrode portions wherein the vibration elements and the electrode portions is alternately arranged side by side in a vibrating direction, at least the three electrode portions includes at least two first electrode portions and at least one second electrode portion alternately arranged in the vibrating direction, the vibrator integrally vibrates ultrasonically in the vibrating direction when the driving voltage is applied to the first electrode portions and the second electrode portion, and a bridging portion coupling and electrically connecting two first electrode portions of at least the two first electrode portions with each other, and the ultrasonic vibration apparatus further includes an anti-vibration portion to suppress vibration of the bridging portion in any other direction except the vibrating direction. | 12-03-2009 |
20100324580 | Ultrasound surgical apparatus and calibration method therefor - An ultrasound surgical apparatus includes a handpiece which includes a probe provided with a proximal end portion mechanically coupled to an ultrasound transducer and a distal end portion used for treatment of a living tissue; a drive portion which outputs a drive signal; a detection portion which detects, in the drive signal, a cavitation level signal corresponding to a state of cavitation generated in a calibration solution, based on the drive signal of calibration signal strength corresponding to class information about the handpiece; a condition storage portion which stores calibration information; an output setting portion which sets the vibration strength; and a control portion which controls the drive portion so as to output the drive signal of drive signal strength corresponding to the vibration strength set by the output setting portion, based on the calibration information and the class information | 12-23-2010 |
20120187806 | ULTRASONIC VIBRATION APPARATUS - An ultrasonic vibration apparatus includes a vibrator including at least two vibration elements, at least three electrode portions, a bridging portion and an anti-vibration portion. The vibration elements are configured to generate ultrasonic vibration. The vibration elements and the electrode portions are alternately arranged side by side in a vibrating direction. The electrode portions include at least two first electrode portions and at least one second electrode portion alternately arranged in the vibrating direction. The vibrator integrally vibrates ultrasonically in the vibrating direction when the driving voltage is applied to the first and second electrode portions. The bridging portion couples and electrically connects the first electrode portions with each other. The anti-vibration portion is configured to suppress vibration of the bridging portion in any other direction-except the vibration direction and configured to cover the entire vibrator including the bridging portion. | 07-26-2012 |
20140167561 | ULTRASONIC VIBRATION APPARATUS - An ultrasonic vibration apparatus includes a vibrator, wherein the vibrator includes at least two vibration elements to generate ultrasonic vibration when a driving voltage is applied to the vibration elements, at least three electrode portions wherein the vibration elements and the electrode portions is alternately arranged side by side in a vibrating direction, at least the three electrode portions includes at least two first electrode portions and at least one second electrode portion alternately arranged in the vibrating direction, the vibrator integrally vibrates ultrasonically in the vibrating direction when the driving voltage is applied to the first electrode portions and the second electrode portion, and a bridging portion coupling and electrically connecting two first electrode portions of at least the two first electrode portions with each other, and the ultrasonic vibration apparatus further includes an anti-vibration portion to suppress vibration of the bridging portion in any other direction except the vibrating direction. | 06-19-2014 |
20140378971 | TREATMENT DEVICE - A treatment device includes a first grip member having an elongated shape, and a second grip member which is displaced with respect to the first grip member to grip the biological tissue between the first grip member and the second grip member. The second grip member includes a grip section that comes into contact with a biological tissue as a gripping target. I/A | 12-25-2014 |