Ultrasonic Treatment Instrument
Summary
USPTO granted patent US12599396B2 to Olympus Medical Systems Corp. for an ultrasonic treatment instrument. The patent includes 17 claims and covers a vibration transmitter with first and second supports and a tubular portion. Filing date was August 11, 2023.
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USPTO granted patent US12599396B2 to Olympus Medical Systems Corp. for an ultrasonic treatment instrument. The patent includes 17 claims and covers a vibration transmitter main body with a proximal end connected to a vibration generation source, a first support with offset central axes, a second support with coinciding central axes, and a tubular portion. The invention was filed on August 11, 2023.
Competitors developing similar ultrasonic medical instruments should monitor this patent to ensure their products do not infringe on the granted claims. The patent holder now holds exclusive rights to manufacture, use, and sell the patented device in the United States for the duration of the patent term.
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Ultrasonic treatment instrument
Grant US12599396B2 Kind: B2 Apr 14, 2026
Assignee
OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
Inventors
Hiroshi Ashiba, Yasuhiro Maeda, Minoru Katsumata
Abstract
An ultrasonic treatment instrument includes: a vibration transmitter main body having a proximal end to which a vibration generation source is connected; a first support in which a central axis of an outer peripheral surface of the first support is shifted from a central axis of an inner peripheral surface of the first support when an external force is not applied; a second support in which a central axis of an outer peripheral surface of second support coincides with a central axis of an inner peripheral surface of second support when the external force is not applied; and a tubular portion into which the vibration transmitter is inserted and which has an inner peripheral surface on which the first support and the second support abut.
CPC Classifications
A61B 17/320068 A61B 2017/320089
Filing Date
2023-08-11
Application No.
18448669
Claims
17
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