Aluminum ultrasonic surgical applicator and method of making such an applicator
OwnerWilliam W. Ciminoinventor
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Abstract
An applicator, such as a probe, tip or blade, for an ultrasonic surgical device, the applicator being shaped and sized for surgical application, and comprising: (a) a base material forming the applicator, the base material being a high-strength aluminum alloy; and (b) a surface coating on the applicator, the surface coating being aluminum oxide, and said surface coating having a thickness between 0.0001 and 0.0003 inch.
Claims31
An ultrasonic applicator for an ultrasonic surgical device, the applicator being shaped and sized for surgical application, the applicator comprising:
- a base portion comprising a high-strength aluminum alloy material;
- and
- a surface coating of aluminum oxide having a thickness between about 0.0001 and 0.0003 inch.
An ultrasonic applicator for an ultrasonic lipoplasty surgical device, the applicator being shaped and sized for surgical application, the applicator comprising:
- a base portion comprising a high-strength aluminum alloy material selected from the group consisting of A16061 and A17075;
- and
- a surface coating of aluminum oxide having a thickness between about 0.0001 and 0.0003 inch.
An ultrasonic blade for an ultrasonic surgical cutting device, the applicator being shaped and sized for surgical application, the blade comprising:
- a base portion comprising a high-strength aluminum alloy material selected from the group consisting of A16061 and A17075;
- and
- a surface coating of aluminum oxide having a thickness between about 0.0001 and 0.0003 inch.
A method of making an ultrasonic applicator for an ultrasonic surgical device comprising:
- fabricating an ultrasonic applicator from a high-strength aluminum alloy;
- and
- coating the surface of the ultrasonic applicator with aluminum oxide, the thickness of the coating between about 0.0001 and 0.0003 inch.
A method of using an ultrasonic applicator for an ultrasonic surgical devise comprising:
- applying an ultrasonic applicator of an ultrasonic surgical device to the tissues of a patient, the ultrasonic applicator being fabricated from a high-strength aluminum alloy and having a coating on its surface of aluminum oxide, the coating having a thickness between about 0.0001 and 0.0003 inch;
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- vibrating the ultrasonic applicator at an operating resonant frequency to achieve a surgical effect.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.