Ultrasonic transducer

An ultrasonic transducer comprising a back mass 44, a front mass 46, an ultrasonic actuator 52, 58 arrangement held between the masses, and an ultrasonic horn 48 arrangement along a longitudinal axis of the transducer. Vibrations generated by the actuator are conducted into the front mass and horn a...

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Main Authors Margaret Lucas, Rebecca Shirley Cleary, Rupert Shingleton, Sandy Cochran, Nicola Giuseppe Fenu
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 08.02.2023
Subjects
DIAGNOSIS
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:An ultrasonic transducer comprising a back mass 44, a front mass 46, an ultrasonic actuator 52, 58 arrangement held between the masses, and an ultrasonic horn 48 arrangement along a longitudinal axis of the transducer. Vibrations generated by the actuator are conducted into the front mass and horn along a vibrational energy transfer path and are amplified by the horn. One or more of the back mass, front mass and horn includes a plurality of openings 70 intersecting the energy transfer path to provide an increased mechanical compliance in a direction along the vibrational energy transfer path. The ultrasonic transducer may be a bolted Langevin transducer. The plurality of openings may pass through a portion comprising an annular wall. The transducer may have a maximum diameter of 15mm, a maximum length 40mm, and may form part of a surgical tool and be operated at a power of 10-1000 W cm-2.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB20210010897