Vented ultrasonic transducer for surgical handpiece

Details Vented ultrasonic transducer for surgical handpiece Vented ultrasonic transducer for surgical handpiece

1986-02-19

1988-05-03

Coughenour, Clyde I.

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

With means for cutting, scarifying, or vibrating tissue

128 24A, 310323, A61B 1732, A61L 3300, A61H 2302

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047417315

ABSTRACT:
A vented ultrasonic transducer for a medical handpiece which is provided with a number of vents which extend from the interior mounted crystal drive motor to the rear end of the handpiece so as to allow the handpiece to be rapidly sterilized with a flash autoclave and the vent tubes allow moisture to pass in and out of the handpiece and prevent moisture from remaining in the handpiece and shorting out the crystal electrical drive after sterilization has been completed.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2283285 (1942-05-01), Pohlman
patent: 2412093 (1946-12-01), Mininberg
patent: 3589363 (1971-06-01), Banko
patent: 3973150 (1976-08-01), Tamura
patent: 3990452 (1976-11-01), Murry et al.
patent: 4504264 (1985-03-01), Kelman

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