Patent ID: 6569178
Filing Date: 2003-05-27
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An ultrasonic coagulating/cutting apparatus comprising;an ultrasonic vibrator for generating ultrasonic vibration; a vibration transmitting member connected to said ultrasonic vibrator and capable of transmitting the ultrasonic vibration to a treatment portion for treating an organism tissue; a probe located on a distal end portion of said vibration transmitting member; a jaw supported opposite to the probe for open-close motion and capable of holding the organism tissue in conjunction with said probe; an operating member that opens and closes said jaw; and a non-contact portion located at least at a part of a surface of one of said jaw and said probe which faces the other of said jaw and said probe, said non-contact portion being capable of coagulating a to-be-treated region held between said probe and said jaw when said jaw is closed or rocked toward said probe.