Patent ID: 11882768
Assignee: ORTHOFIX S.R.L.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC H  A | IPC A  H

Claim 0:
1. A handset for an ultrasonic device for bone cement removal and/or osteotomy operations, the handset comprising:
a handset body which encloses ultrasound generating means comprising at least one piezoelectric transducer and a horn, said handset body extending along a longitudinal axis between a distal end and a proximal end;
a connection means configured to connect the handset to a tool to which the ultrasounds generated by the ultrasound generating means are transmitted;
a duct for circulation of a cooling medium, the duct extending at least partially outside the handset;
a triggering element whose activation causes activation of the ultrasound generating means;
a control lever coupled to the handset body at a connection point, the control lever being configured to activate the triggering element by means of its movement about the connection point, the control lever comprising an engagement surface configured to be engaged by a user, the engagement surface extending along a longitudinal axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the handset body, wherein the control lever is housed in a housing seat formed in the handset body;
a covering element configured to cover at least partially the tool to be associated with the handset, wherein the covering element comprises a connection element for the duct, the connection element being configured so that the duct is placed in fluid communication with an inside of the covering element, the cooling medium being supplied from the duct and flowing inside the covering element; and
a further covering element configured to cover at least partially the horn, wherein the covering element is removably connectable to the further covering element, and wherein the further covering element is removably connectable to the handset body,
wherein the covering element and the further covering element are distinct from the handset body.