Patent ID: 7740582

Claim:
An ultrasonic operating apparatus comprising: a hand piece having a vibration generating portion for generating ultrasonic vibrations; an ultrasonic operating tool having a probe for transmitting the ultrasonic vibrations to the organ; a signal generating portion which generates a driving signal for applying the ultrasonic vibrations to the vibration generating portion of the hand piece; an electronic control portion which controls the driving signal and systematically controls the apparatus; a detecting portion which detects an abnormal state of the ultrasonic operating tool; and notifying means which notifies a user of detection of the abnormal state of the ultrasonic operating tool, wherein the electronic control portion controls an operation so as to prevent additional control operations unless the abnormal state is corrected by a correct processing routine, the notifying means sends a notification indicating an incorrect processing routine to the user, the electronic control portion determines whether or not a processing routine for correcting the abnormal state is available, if it is determined that the processing routine for correcting the abnormal state is available, the electronic control portion provides the user with the processing routine for correcting the abnormal state by way of the notifying means and if it is determined that the user cannot correct the detected abnormal state, the electronic control portion sends a notification indicating that the user cannot correct the detected abnormal state by the notifying means.