title: Development and application of ultrasonic surgical instruments.
abstract: In this paper, a new approach for designing ultrasonic surgical instruments (USI) is presented. These medical instruments convert an ultrasonic signal into a mechanical vibration by utilizing a magnetostrictive method and have been found to be very useful for various medical procedures. The implemented system consists of an ultrasonic generator, a transducer, and waveguide instruments. The generator produces a high-current ultrasonic signal. The transducer converts this signal into a mechanical vibration. By use of the waveguide instrument, the vibration can be propagated and amplified. This new type of USI possesses a comprehensive ability to stop bleeding, cut bone tissues, regulate frequency automatically, control temperature, etc. The results from animal experiments and from human clinical operations show that the developed USI has the advantages in various aspects over the conventional equipment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical and Automation Engineering, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. dsun@se.chuk.edu.hk
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Z Y
authors.initials: ZY
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: W Z
authors.initials: WZ
authors.lastname: Shen
mesh_terms: D000009:Abdominal Muscles / Q000601:surgery; D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000601:surgery; D062109:Dermatologic Surgical Procedures; D004285:Dogs; D004564:Electrocoagulation; D004867:Equipment Design; D006552:Hernia, Inguinal / Q000601:surgery; D006621:Hip Joint / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000601:surgery; D007813:Laparotomy; D008099:Liver / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011817:Rabbits; D012016:Reference Values; D013154:Spleen / Q000601:surgery; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014159:Transducers; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014945:Wound Healing