Surgical instrument for ultrasonic separation of biological tissue
OwnerVladimir I. Loschilov, Vadim V. Zasypkin +1inventors
InventorsVladimir I. Loschilov, Vadim V. Zasypkin, Vladimir I. Petrov
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Abstract
The instrument connected to an ultrasonic oscillations source is provided with a knife to perform longitudinal mechanical oscillations at ultrasonic frequency during tissue separation. The working portion of the knife is essentially a plate made of a titanium alloy and having a pentogonal cross-section, a smooth rounding at the end thereof and two rows of teeth of triangular and wave-like shapes for separating osseous and cartilaginous tissue, respectively. A specific dimensional geometry of the instrument knife is described.
Claims4
A surgical instrument for the ultrasonic separation of biological tissue comprising a cutting means having a longitudinally extending axis, opposite end portions, and a pentagonal cross-section, said pentagonal cross-section defining a rectangular first portion attached to a triangular second portion;
- and an ultrasonic oscillation means secured to said cutting means at one end portion thereof providing longitudinal mechanical oscillations of said cutting means in the direction of said axis at an ultrasonic frequency, the other end portion of said cutting means being rounded having a curvature radius, said first portion of said cutting means having triangular-shaped teeth for cutting osseous tissue and said second portion of said cutting means having arch-like shaped teeth for cutting cartilaginous tissue;
- said triangular-shaped teeth having front edges and back edges, said front edges being the edge of each tooth closest to said rounded end portion of said cutting means, said back edge being the edge of each tooth closest to said end portion of said cutting means secured to said ultrasonic oscillations means;
- a first angle defined between said front edge of each tooth and a vertical line passing through the tooth perpendicular to said axis;
- a second angle defined between said front edge and said back edge of each tooth;
- a height;
- and a pitch;
- said front edge is flat and said first angle has a positive value of from 0.degree. to 10.degree., said pitch is from 0.9 to 1.0 mm, and said second angle is from 35.degree. to 40.degree..
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