Patent ID: 9549752
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61B,F04C

Claim:
1. An ultrasonic surgical instrument comprising an ultrasonic transducer ( 17 ) suspended on a support structure ( 20 ) and a sonotrode ( 16 ) connected to said ultrasonic transducer, the support structure ( 20 ) having a cladding section ( 24 ) extending around an interior, wherein the ultrasonic transducer ( 17 ) is suspended on a retaining ring ( 21 ), which is arranged in a continuation of the cladding section ( 24 ) and connected to the cladding section ( 24 ) via a longitudinally intermediate connection section ( 23 ) integrally connected to the retaining ring ( 21 ), the connection section defining a plurality of perforations ( 26 , 27 ), which collectively angularly span the entire circumference of the connection section ( 23 ), wherein said support structure has the following order of arrangement in a proximal to distal direction relative to an operator: retaining ring, connecting section and cladding section.