Patent ID: 6669690
Filing Date: 2003-12-30
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
An ultrasound treatment system comprising:ultrasonic transducers for generating ultrasonic vibrations; a handpiece having said ultrasonic transducers therein; a probe, which is connected to said ultrasonic transducers, for conveying ultrasonic vibrations to a distal end section thereof; a sheath for shielding said probe; a holding member, which is opposed to said distal end section of said probe, for clamping a living tissue in cooperation with said distal end section, the holding member defining a part of a treatment unit; a manipulating means to be handled for clamping or freeing the living tissue; an operation member for driving said holding member responsively to a movement of said manipulating means; a suction base formed at an end portion of said handpiece, and communicating with a through hole bored substantially along center axes of said probe and ultrasonic transducers; and a perfusion base formed on the outer circumference of said handpiece, and communicating with the bore of said sheath.