CA2621094A1 - Blades with functional balance asymmetries for use with ultrasonic surgical instruments - Google Patents
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Disclosed is an ultrasonic surgical instrument that combines end-effector geometry to best affect the multiple functions of a shears-type configuration. The shape of the blade is characterized by a radiused cut offset by some distance to form a curved geometry. The cut creates a curved surface with multiple asymmetries causing multiple imbalances within the blade. Imbalance due to the curve of the instrument is corrected by a non-functional asymmetry proximal to the functional asymmetry.
Imbalance due to the asymmetric cross-section of the blade is corrected by the appropriate selection of the volume and location of material removed from a functional asymmetry. The shape of the blade in one embodiment of the present invention is characterized by two radiused cuts offset by some distance to form a curved and potentially tapered geometry. These two cuts create curved surfaces including a concave surface and a convex surface. The length of the radiused cuts affects, in part, the acoustic balancing of the transverse motion induced by the curved shape.
Imbalance due to the asymmetric cross-section of the blade is corrected by the appropriate selection of the volume and location of material removed from a functional asymmetry. The shape of the blade in one embodiment of the present invention is characterized by two radiused cuts offset by some distance to form a curved and potentially tapered geometry. These two cuts create curved surfaces including a concave surface and a convex surface. The length of the radiused cuts affects, in part, the acoustic balancing of the transverse motion induced by the curved shape.
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1. An ultrasonic surgical instrument comprising: an ultrasonic transmission member having a proximal end and a distal end; an ultrasonically actuated blade attached to the distal end of the transmission member, wherein the blade comprises: a distal end; a proximal end attached to the transmission member at a longitudinal vibratory node point; a curved treatment portion defining a plane of asymmetry and having an ultrasonically actuated motion in substantially a single plane; and a clamp member supported adjacent to the blade and having an open position in which at least a portion of the clamp member is spaced from the blade and a closed position in which the clamp member is adjacent to the blade and that the motion from the closed position to the open position occurs in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of motion of the blade.
2. The ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein the blade lies in a single plane perpendicular to the plane of asymmetry.
3. The ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 1, wherein the curved treatment portion further comprises a balance asymmetry, wherein the balance asymmetry is positioned to counter torque created at the proximal end of the blade by the functional asymmetry.
4. The ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 3, wherein the balance asymmetry is positioned such that transverse vibrations in at least one axis at the distal end of the blade are substantially equal to zero.
5. The ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 3, wherein the balance asymmetry extends from the distal end of the blade to a point within the curved treatment portion.
6. The ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 3, wherein the balance asymmetry extends from the distal end of the blade to a point proximal to the curved treatment portion.
7. An ultrasonic surgical instrument comprising a ultrasonic waveguide having a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the waveguide comprises: a balanced ultrasonically actuated blade positioned at the distal end of the waveguide and having an ultrasonically actuated motion in substantially a single plane, wherein the blade comprises: a distal end; a proximal end; a curved treatment portion comprising a balance portion including at least one balance asymmetry, wherein the balance asymmetry is positioned to counter torque created by the curved treatment portion;
and a clamp member supported adjacent to the blade and having an open position in which at least a portion of the clamp member is spaced from the blade and a closed position in which the clamp member is adjacent to the blade and that the motion from the closed position to the open position occurs in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of motion of the blade.
and a clamp member supported adjacent to the blade and having an open position in which at least a portion of the clamp member is spaced from the blade and a closed position in which the clamp member is adjacent to the blade and that the motion from the closed position to the open position occurs in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of motion of the blade.
8. An ultrasonic surgical instrument comprising: a tubular sheath having a diameter, proximal end and a distal end; an ultrasonic transmission member having a proximal end and a distal end positioned within the tubular sheath; an ultrasonically actuated blade attached to the distal end of the transmission member and extending distally of the distal end of the tubular sheath, wherein the blade comprises:
a distal end; a proximal end attached to the transmission member at a longitudinal vibratory node point; a curved treatment portion defining a plane of asymmetry and having an ultrasonically actuated motion in substantially a single plane; and a clamp member configured to subscribe an arc larger than the diameter of the tubular shaft and supported adjacent to the blade and having an open position in which at least a portion of the clamp member is spaced from the blade and a closed position in which the clamp member is adjacent to the blade and that the motion from the closed position to the open position occurs in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of motion of the blade.
a distal end; a proximal end attached to the transmission member at a longitudinal vibratory node point; a curved treatment portion defining a plane of asymmetry and having an ultrasonically actuated motion in substantially a single plane; and a clamp member configured to subscribe an arc larger than the diameter of the tubular shaft and supported adjacent to the blade and having an open position in which at least a portion of the clamp member is spaced from the blade and a closed position in which the clamp member is adjacent to the blade and that the motion from the closed position to the open position occurs in a plane substantially perpendicular to the plane of motion of the blade.
9. The ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 8 further comprising a rotatable member operatively associated with the transmission member, the clamp member and the blade, the rotatable member being rotatable to cause corresponding rotation of the clamp member and the blade about a longitudinal axis of the instrument.
10. An ultrasonic surgical instrument of claim 8 further comprising a seal member positioned on the transmission member to dampen out unwanted torque generated by the functional asymmetry.
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US09/412,257 US6325811B1 (en) | 1999-10-05 | 1999-10-05 | Blades with functional balance asymmetries for use with ultrasonic surgical instruments |
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CA002385942A CA2385942C (en) | 1999-10-05 | 2000-09-08 | Blades with functional balance asymmetries for use with ultrasonic surgical instruments |
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CN112244944A (en) * | 2020-11-18 | 2021-01-22 | 福建医科大学附属协和医院 | Visual ultrasonic knife |
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