ULTRASONIC SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

A transducer (1914) for a surgical instrument, said transducer comprising:a first piezoelectric element (1932a) comprising a first outer profile;a second piezoelectric element (1932b) comprising a second outer profile;a first polarizing electrode (1936) comprising a first tab (1935) extending outwar...

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Main Authors BIALCZAK, Shawn, D, NIELD, Scott, A, WAN, Shan, HOUSER, Kevin, L, STULEN, Foster, B, VOEGELE, Aaron, C, MADAN, Ashvani, K
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 11.10.2023
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
ELECTRICITY
FOR PERFORMING MECHANICAL WORK IN GENERAL
GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICAL VIBRATIONS IN GENERAL
HUMAN NECESSITIES
HYGIENE
IDENTIFICATION
MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR GENERATING OR TRANSMITTING MECHANICALVIBRATIONS OF INFRASONIC, SONIC, OR ULTRASONIC FREQUENCY
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
SURGERY
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A transducer (1914) for a surgical instrument, said transducer comprising:a first piezoelectric element (1932a) comprising a first outer profile;a second piezoelectric element (1932b) comprising a second outer profile;a first polarizing electrode (1936) comprising a first tab (1935) extending outwardly with respect to said first outer profile, wherein said first polarizing electrode is in electrical communication with said first piezoelectric element;a second polarizing electrode (1936) comprising a second tab (1935) extending outwardly with respect to said second outer profile, wherein said second polarizing electrode is in electrical communication with said second piezoelectric element; anda connecting electrode (1933) configured to operably engage and electrically connect said first tab and said second tab.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20190213298