Patent ID: 7780659

Claim:
An ultrasound treatment system to clamp living tissue, the system comprising: an ultrasonic transducer for generating ultrasonic vibrations, the ultrasonic transducer having a first through hole bored therein; a probe having a distal portion and a proximal portion, the probe having a second through hole bored therein, the probe having a distal opening at the distal portion and a proximal opening at the proximal portion which form parts of the second through hole respectively, the probe being coupled to the ultrasonic transducer to transmit the ultrasonic vibrations to the distal portion of the probe, and the first through hole communicating with the second through hole via the proximal opening when the probe is connected to the ultrasonic transducer; a clamp provided to be movable relative to the probe to clamp the living tissue with the distal portion of the probe, the distal opening being provided in the probe spaced apart from a predetermined area on the probe, the predetermined area located to clamp the living tissue with the clamp; a handle for operating the clamp; and an actuating member coupled to the clamp, the actuating member actuating the clamp in response to the operation of the handle; wherein the distal portion includes a distal end, the distal end includes an end surface, and the distal opening is located on the end surface; wherein the distal opening of the second through hole is located away from the predetermined area, whereby suction continues as the distal opening remains open even while the living tissue is clamped by the clamp and the distal portion of the probe, and the distal opening sucks the living tissue emulsified or crushed by the treatment of the distal opening and the end surface; wherein the predetermined area extends along a longitudinal direction of the probe and includes a side surface of the distal portion of the probe; wherein the probe includes a first treatment portion to hold the living tissue between the side surface and the clamp; and wherein the probe includes a second treatment portion located on the end surface which is positioned further towards a distal end of the probe than the first treatment portion and the second treatment portion includes the distal opening provided on the end surface.