Patent ID: 9333005
Filing Date: 2016-05-10
CPC Classification: A61B,A61M,A61N

Claim Text:
1. An ultrasonic probe for conducting ultrasonic energy to a surgical site for use in severing fibrous tissue and fragmenting adipose tissue, the ultrasonic probe comprising: a shaft including a distal end and a proximate end configured to connect to an ultrasonic driver assembly that generates the ultrasonic energy, the shaft configured to conduct the ultrasonic energy from the proximate end to the distal end; and a first cutting surface located proximate the distal end of the shaft, wherein the first cutting surface is configured to contact and sever the fibrous tissue, and the first cutting surface has a center point located at a distance from the distal end of the ultrasonic probe that corresponds to an antinode of an ultrasonic longitudinal vibration pattern produced by the delivery of ultrasonic energy to the distal end of the shaft.