CA1264634A - Surgical instrument - Google Patents
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
A surgical instrument for cutting and separating biological tissue by employing ultrasonic vibration, particularly for cutting bones, separating the periosteum, and removing a coherent mass such as a calcium mass. The instrument includes an ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool which is connected to an ultrasonic vibration source and which performs mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves. The tool has a spoon-shaped working portion which is provided with at least one of a first blade-shaped portion and a second blade-shaped portion, the first portion including a blade-shaped part forming a predetermined angle with respect to the direction of the mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves, the second portion including at least one blade-shaped part substantially parallel with the direction of the mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves, the spoon-shaped working portion being brought into contact with the biological tissue.
The tool further has a liquid passage passing through its interior, the liquid passage having an opening which opens into the working portion. Further, since the whole part or the surface portion of the spoon-shaped working portion which is provided with a blade-shaped portion to be brought into contact with the biological tissue is made of a ceramic material, it is possible to prevent wear deformation of the blade-shaped portion, and also to prevent transmission of electrical shocks to the nervous tissue in the event of a simple electrical fault occurring in the instrument.
A surgical instrument for cutting and separating biological tissue by employing ultrasonic vibration, particularly for cutting bones, separating the periosteum, and removing a coherent mass such as a calcium mass. The instrument includes an ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool which is connected to an ultrasonic vibration source and which performs mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves. The tool has a spoon-shaped working portion which is provided with at least one of a first blade-shaped portion and a second blade-shaped portion, the first portion including a blade-shaped part forming a predetermined angle with respect to the direction of the mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves, the second portion including at least one blade-shaped part substantially parallel with the direction of the mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves, the spoon-shaped working portion being brought into contact with the biological tissue.
The tool further has a liquid passage passing through its interior, the liquid passage having an opening which opens into the working portion. Further, since the whole part or the surface portion of the spoon-shaped working portion which is provided with a blade-shaped portion to be brought into contact with the biological tissue is made of a ceramic material, it is possible to prevent wear deformation of the blade-shaped portion, and also to prevent transmission of electrical shocks to the nervous tissue in the event of a simple electrical fault occurring in the instrument.
Description
Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a surgical instrument for cutting and separating biological tissue, which employs ultrasonic vibration.
Description of the Prior Art In bone-cutting operations and other like operations in neurosurgery and plastic surgery, such instruments or tools as Kerrison forceps, rongeur, drills, surgical knives, and gouges (round type only) have con-ventionally been used in order to cut and separate biological tissues, particularly hard bone tissue, cartilage tissue, and periosteum. However, the use of these conventional instruments leads to low efficiency in tissue-cutting/separating work, which, as a result, requires long and demanding work on the part of the surgeon, as well as the cultivation of a high level of technique.
On the other hand, cutting tools which are driven by an electro~otor or a pneumatic motor are used, paxticularlyj when cutting hard bones. More specifically, the rotational movement of the motox is changed into a linear movement by a cam or simllax element, and a cutting tool the tip of which is prov1ded with saw teeth whlch are made of a metal material is thereby vibrated. The :: ~
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l amplitude of the vibration of the cutting tool is on the order of 0.5 to 5 mm, while the frequency of the same is on the order of l to 5 KHz. The cutting speed is relative to the amplitud~. However, since the cutting tool is vibrated at an amplitude on the order of 0.5 to 5 mm, if the cutting tool should be brought into contact with nervous tissue by mistake, there is some risk of injury resulting.
Further, a number of surgical instruments which employ ultrasonic waves have been developed. The known arts include the following: a surgical instrument, as disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Examined Publication No. 47-39197, and ln U.S. Patent Publication No. 3,589,363, in which the working portion is connected to a source of ultrasonic vibration and is thus vibrated by ultrasonlc waves, and which is used in crushing soft tissues, other than elastic tissues such as blood vessels, with which the working portion is brought into contact and in remo~ing the crushed tissue by suction; a surgical instrument, as disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Examined Publication No. 51-46,990, and in U.S. Patent Publication No. 4,188,952, which is developed for use in cutting and separating hard and so~t tissues, and which is connected to the source of ultrasonic vibration and provided with a working portion having saw-like cutting teeth which are made of metal; a surgical instrument, as disclosed, for example, in U.S. Patent Publications Nos. 2,714,890, 2,845,072, and 3,832,776, ., .
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and a surgical instrument which has a bone marrow cavity rasp, for example, the SONIC SURGERY System which is a product of Howmedica Inc.
However, it is difficult to apply such a surgical instrument which per~orms crushing of biological tissues and removal of the same through suction by utilizing ultrasonic vibration to cutting of biological tissues, particularly hard tissue such as bones, or to separation of periosteum, etc. Further, although it is possible to apply a surgical instrument having a bone marrow cavity rasp connected to a source of ultrasonic vibration to the cutting of soft bones and hard bones, it is difficult to apply such an instrument to the separating and cuttlng of periosteum, etc., since such a surgical instrument may destroy and break biological tissue on the location of the cut due to the frictional heat o~ the rasp. In addition, in the case of a continuous operation, heat may be generated in the surgical instrument due to the ~0 ultrasonic vibrations utilized, and this results in a reduction in the mechanical strength of the surgical instrument per se. Furthermore, a surgical instrument which has a working portion connected to a source o~
ultrasonic vibration and is made of metal involves the ~5 risk that the cutting speed may be reduced during the process of repetitively cutting hard tissue suah as bones because of deformation of the cutting teeth or the blade due to wear. In addition, since such an instrument has . ~
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SU~iMA~Y OF THE IN~ENTION
Therefore, it is an object of the invention to provide a surgical instrument for use in cutting and separating of biological tissue, particularly periosteum, etc., which allows the efficiency of the cuttiny and separating work by employing ultrasonic vibration to be improved, and in which destruction and breakage of any biological tissue brough~ in~o contact with the working portion of the surgical instrument due to frictional heat generated during the cutting and separating work, reduction in the mechanical strength of the working por~ion due to heat generation during a continuous operation, and deformation of the metal blade o~ the surgical instrument due to wear are prevented, the instrument also being free from any risk of electrical shoeks being applied to nervous tissue in the event of a simple electric fault occurring in the same instrument.
To this end, the present invention provides a surgical instrument for cutting and separating biological ~issue by employing ultrasonic vibra~ion comprising: an ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool adapted to perform mechanical vib.ation at the frequency o~ the ultrasonic waves; said ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool including a spoon-shaped working portion adapted to be brought into contact with the biological tissue; said spoon shaped working portion having a . ~
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said ultrasonic vibration-transmi~ting tool further includiny a liquid passage passing through the interior of said tool and having at its one side an opening which opens into a bottom portion of said working portion surrounded by said peripheral wall and which has an area smaller than an area of said bottom wall;
and a blade-shaped portion provided at a top end of at least a side of said peripheral wall which forms an angle with respect to the direction of mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves and a side thereof parallel with said direction of the mechanical vibration.
Preferably, the w-hole part or the surface portion of the spoon-shaped worklng portion which is provided with a blade-shaped portion to be brought into contact with the biological tissue is made of a ceramic material.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a view showing the arrangQment in which a surgical instrument in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is associated with an actuating device for ~O actuating the surgical ins~rument;
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Fig. 3 is a view from above of a working portion of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool in Fig. 2, drawn to an enlarged scale;
Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a modification of a part of the working portion shown in Fig. 2;
Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2 which shows a modification of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool in Fig. 2; and Figs. 6 (a) and (b) are views showing examples of actual usage of the surgical instrument in accordance with the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The present invention will now be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.
Fig. 1 is a view showing the arrangement of the association between a surgical instrument in accordance with an embodiment of the invention and an actuating device for actuating the surgical instrument. The surgical instrument as shown in Fig. 1 is provided with an ultrasonic vibration source 4 and an ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 connected to the source 4.
The ul~trasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 has a base portion 30 which has a large diameter and is connected to the ultrasonic vibration source 4, a connecting portion 6 which extends from the base portion 30 in a 1 substantially parallel directiorl with respect -to the direction o~ mechanical vihration transmitted rrom the ultrasonic vibration source 4, and a spoon-shaped working portion 7 which is provided at the tip end of the con-necting portion 6. The cross-sectional area of the connecting portion 6 is made such that it gradually decreases rrom the base portion 30 toward the working portion 7, so that the mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves transmitted from the ultrasonic vibration source 4 to the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting ~ool 5 is enlarged at the connecting portion 6 and is transmitted to the working portion 7. As shown in Fig. 2, a liquid passage 21 is formed within the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5, which extends longitudinally of the tool 5. The.passage 21 has at its ends thereof, i.e. at left and right ends as viewed in Fig. 2, an opening 20 connectible to a pipe 14, and an opening 22 connected to the working portion 7, re-spectively.
When an ultrasonic wave-generating circuit sends electric signals having the ~requency of the ultrasonic waves to the ultrasonic vibration source via cables 2 and 3, the ultrasonic vibration source 4 generates mechanical vibration having the same frequency as the frequency of the ultrasorlic waves. Either the magnetostriction type or the electrostriction type may be used as the ultrasonic vibration source 4. The mechanical vibration having the frequency of the ., . :, . :.
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1 ultrasonic waves generated by the ultrasonic vibration source 4 is propagated to the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5, enlarged a-t the connecting portion 6, and finally propagated to the working portion 7. The working portion 7 is brought into direct contact with biological tissue so that the biological tissue may be cut and separated by the mechanical vibrakion at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves. The direction of the mechanical vibration of the working portion 7 is not specifically limited, and may be selected in accordance with the condition of the operation to be per~ormed, for instance, the longitudinal direction with respect to the axis of the connecting portion 6 or the transverse direction with respect to the same.
lS While the working portion mechanically vibrates at the frequency of ~he ultrasonic waves, a liquid such as a solution liquid is supplied from a liquid injecting device 10 to the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 through a tube 11, a selector valve 12, a tube 13, and the pipe 14. Although the kind of solution to be employed or this purpose is not specifically limited, solutions which have little effect on biological tissue, such as physiological saline, are preferable. As shown in Fig. 2, the solution which is led through the pipe 14 enters into the opening 20, through the liquid passage 21, and flows out from the opening 22 at the spoon~shaped working portion 7. By virtue of the supply of t~is liquid, the working portion 7 is kept cool, thus making it possible :: :
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Further, during continuous use of the instrument, heat 5 generation in the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 is inhibited, thus making it possible to prevent reduction in the mechanical strength of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5. Although the material for forming the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 is not specificall~ limited, titanium alloys which have high tensile strength and fatigue endurance are preferable.
The removal through suction of fine pieces of the biological tissue which have been cut and separated k~ the mechanical vibration of the working portion 7 is performed in the following manner: After the cutting and separating of the tissue, a tube 15 is connected to the tube 13 by the operation of the selector valve 12, and the fine pieces of tissue together with the used solution are sucked by a suction device 17 from the opening 22 at the working portion 7 through the liquid passage 21, the opening 20 (all appearing in Fig. 2) and are then led through the pipe 1~, the tube 13, the selector valve 12, the tube 15 (all appearing in Fig. 1) to be discharged into a bottle 18.
Fig. 5 shows a modification of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This modified version of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 has a connecting portion 6 which is inclined with , ;
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In this modification, the direction of the mechanical vibration of the connecting portion 6 is the same as the axis of the connecting por-tion 6, i.e. is equivalent to the longitudinal direction of the connecting por-tion 6.
The ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 shown in Fig. 5 has a length which is slightly longer in total than that of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 shown in Figs. l and 2, and also has a curved shape. By virtue of this length and shape, the modified version of such an ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 can be suitably used in operations being undertaken in the most inaccessible locations, for instance, in cutting bones in the innermost part of the oral cavity. Such details as the total length of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5, the configuration of the same, and the angle at which the connecting portion 6 is disposed with respect to the direction of the mechanical vibration generated by the ultrasonic vibration source 4 are not specifically limited, and may be selected in accordance with the position and configuration of the portion of the body to be operated on.
~he working portion 7, as shown in Fig. 2, has a spoon-shaped configuration which opens upwardly (as viewed in the Figure). The peripheral ridge of the spoon-shaped portion forms blade-shaped portions. More :
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l specifically, as shown ln Fig. 3, the working portion 7 has blade-shaped portions 25 and 31 which are located, respectively, at the front end (the right hand end, as viewed in the Figure) of the ~spoon-shaped portion, and at the rear end (the lef-t hand end, as viewed in t~e Figure) of the same portion, and which form a prede-termlned angle (substantially a right angle, in the illustrated embodiment) with respect to the mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves. The working portion 7 has a urther blade-shaped portion. More specifically, this further portion comprises blade-shaped parts 23 and 24 which are located at lateral portions (the upper and lower portions, as viewed in the Figure) of the spoon-shaped portion, and which e~tend substantially parallel ~ith lS respect to the direction of the mechanical vibration.
Among these blade-shaped portions, i.e. the angle-forming portions 25 and 31, and the parallel portion comprising the blade-shaped parts 23 and 24, those which are brought into direct contact with the biological tissue to perform the cutting and separating work are the blade-shaped parts 23 and 24, and the blade-shaped portion 25.
The working portion 7 of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 as shown in Fig. 5 is similar to that of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 shown in Figs. l and 2, and has blade-shaped portions which are similar to the blade-shaped portions 23, 24, 25, and 31 shown in Fig. 3.
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Fig. 6 shows examples of usage of the surgical instrument of the invention. Fig. 6 (a) illustrates an operation in which the periosteum 2b is being separated from the bone 27, one of the blade-shaped portions of the spoon-shaped working portion 7 of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 being applied to the boundary portion between the bone 27 and the periosteum 2b which is o~er the bone 27. Fig. 6 (b) illustrates an operation in which a part of the condyle 28 is cut and removed by one of the blade-shaped portions of the spoon-shaped working portion 7 in a decapitation. Although the blade-shaped portion 25 which is located at the ront end of the spoon-shaped portion is applied to the work of cutting or separating ln Fig. 6, this is not limitative and one of the blade-shaped parts 23 and 24 which are located at the lateral portions of the spoon-shaped portion . - . ,.
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l can be employed when appropriate, depending on the position and the angle of the portion of the body to be operated on, thus, making it possible to perform the operation smoothly without any great effort being required of the surgeon. The parallel blade-shaped portion, more specifi-cally, the blade-shaped parts 23 and 24 may have upper ridges which are straight as shown in Figs. l, 2, and 5.
However, the parts 23 and 24 may have upper ri~ges which are recessed downwardly as shown in Figs. 4 and 6. In the latter case, a configuration such as the above facilitates the work of cutting and separating and allows improved efficiency to be attained, thus being suitable for such work.
Next, the working portion will be described.
lS This portion is located at the tip end of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 in order to be brought into contact with the biological tissue, and the whole part or the surface portion of the working portion is made of a ceramic material.
~0 When the surface portion of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 and the working portion 7 is made of a ceramic material, the core portion may be of any material so long as the material is capable of transmitting the mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves. However, titanium alloys which have high tensile strength and fatigue endurance are preferable. The whole part or the surface portion of the working postion 7 wh1ch is brought into direct :,:,.. ,~,, ;
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E~amples of inorganic materials that can be used are ceramic materials o~ the A1203 series, A1203 - ZrO2 series, and Si3N~ series, though, these are not limitative. When the surface portion of the working portion 7 is formed of a ceramic material, the thickness of the ceramic material layer should be within the range of 1 ~m to 1.5 mm, preferably, within the range of 3 ~m to 1~0 mm. If the thickness of the layer is less than 1 ~m, the wear resistance of the ceramic material layer would be insufficient, while if the thickness of the layer is ~0 more than 1.5 mm, the layer of ceramic material would easily suffer from exfollation or breakage.
When the working portion 7 only has its surface portion made o~ a ceramic material, the working portion 7 alone, which is located at the tip end of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5, may be coated with the ceramic material. Alternatively, the working portion 7 may be prepared as a separate body which is separate from the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5, and ::
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Similarly, when the whole of working portion 7 is made of a ceramic material, a component part made of a ceramic material which constitutes the working portion 7 is mounted at the tip end of the ultrasonic vibra-tion-transmitting tool 5 by suitable means such as scre~s.
As described above, according to the present invention, the following advantages can be ensured:
Operations involving the cuttlng and separating of biological tissue, particularly, cutting bones, separating the periosteum, and removing a coherent mass as a calcium mass, can be performed speedily without requiring complete mastery of the technique, as compared to cutting and separating operations in which conventional surgical instruments are employed; since generation of frictional heat due to mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves between the working portion and the ~0 biological tissue can be prevented, it is possible to maintain the activity of the biological tissue at the location of the cut to be for~ed by the cutting and separating operations; it is possib1e to prevent reduction in the mechanical strength of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool due to heat generated by the vibration of the tool at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves; when a ceramic material i5 used to orm the spoon-shaped working portion which has blade-shaped ~, : . .~ ' ~ "
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Description of the Prior Art In bone-cutting operations and other like operations in neurosurgery and plastic surgery, such instruments or tools as Kerrison forceps, rongeur, drills, surgical knives, and gouges (round type only) have con-ventionally been used in order to cut and separate biological tissues, particularly hard bone tissue, cartilage tissue, and periosteum. However, the use of these conventional instruments leads to low efficiency in tissue-cutting/separating work, which, as a result, requires long and demanding work on the part of the surgeon, as well as the cultivation of a high level of technique.
On the other hand, cutting tools which are driven by an electro~otor or a pneumatic motor are used, paxticularlyj when cutting hard bones. More specifically, the rotational movement of the motox is changed into a linear movement by a cam or simllax element, and a cutting tool the tip of which is prov1ded with saw teeth whlch are made of a metal material is thereby vibrated. The :: ~
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l amplitude of the vibration of the cutting tool is on the order of 0.5 to 5 mm, while the frequency of the same is on the order of l to 5 KHz. The cutting speed is relative to the amplitud~. However, since the cutting tool is vibrated at an amplitude on the order of 0.5 to 5 mm, if the cutting tool should be brought into contact with nervous tissue by mistake, there is some risk of injury resulting.
Further, a number of surgical instruments which employ ultrasonic waves have been developed. The known arts include the following: a surgical instrument, as disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Examined Publication No. 47-39197, and ln U.S. Patent Publication No. 3,589,363, in which the working portion is connected to a source of ultrasonic vibration and is thus vibrated by ultrasonlc waves, and which is used in crushing soft tissues, other than elastic tissues such as blood vessels, with which the working portion is brought into contact and in remo~ing the crushed tissue by suction; a surgical instrument, as disclosed, for example, in Japanese Patent Examined Publication No. 51-46,990, and in U.S. Patent Publication No. 4,188,952, which is developed for use in cutting and separating hard and so~t tissues, and which is connected to the source of ultrasonic vibration and provided with a working portion having saw-like cutting teeth which are made of metal; a surgical instrument, as disclosed, for example, in U.S. Patent Publications Nos. 2,714,890, 2,845,072, and 3,832,776, ., .
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1 which is provided ~ith a knife-shaped blade made o~ metal;
and a surgical instrument which has a bone marrow cavity rasp, for example, the SONIC SURGERY System which is a product of Howmedica Inc.
However, it is difficult to apply such a surgical instrument which per~orms crushing of biological tissues and removal of the same through suction by utilizing ultrasonic vibration to cutting of biological tissues, particularly hard tissue such as bones, or to separation of periosteum, etc. Further, although it is possible to apply a surgical instrument having a bone marrow cavity rasp connected to a source of ultrasonic vibration to the cutting of soft bones and hard bones, it is difficult to apply such an instrument to the separating and cuttlng of periosteum, etc., since such a surgical instrument may destroy and break biological tissue on the location of the cut due to the frictional heat o~ the rasp. In addition, in the case of a continuous operation, heat may be generated in the surgical instrument due to the ~0 ultrasonic vibrations utilized, and this results in a reduction in the mechanical strength of the surgical instrument per se. Furthermore, a surgical instrument which has a working portion connected to a source o~
ultrasonic vibration and is made of metal involves the ~5 risk that the cutting speed may be reduced during the process of repetitively cutting hard tissue suah as bones because of deformation of the cutting teeth or the blade due to wear. In addition, since such an instrument has . ~
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SU~iMA~Y OF THE IN~ENTION
Therefore, it is an object of the invention to provide a surgical instrument for use in cutting and separating of biological tissue, particularly periosteum, etc., which allows the efficiency of the cuttiny and separating work by employing ultrasonic vibration to be improved, and in which destruction and breakage of any biological tissue brough~ in~o contact with the working portion of the surgical instrument due to frictional heat generated during the cutting and separating work, reduction in the mechanical strength of the working por~ion due to heat generation during a continuous operation, and deformation of the metal blade o~ the surgical instrument due to wear are prevented, the instrument also being free from any risk of electrical shoeks being applied to nervous tissue in the event of a simple electric fault occurring in the same instrument.
To this end, the present invention provides a surgical instrument for cutting and separating biological ~issue by employing ultrasonic vibra~ion comprising: an ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool adapted to perform mechanical vib.ation at the frequency o~ the ultrasonic waves; said ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool including a spoon-shaped working portion adapted to be brought into contact with the biological tissue; said spoon shaped working portion having a . ~
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said ultrasonic vibration-transmi~ting tool further includiny a liquid passage passing through the interior of said tool and having at its one side an opening which opens into a bottom portion of said working portion surrounded by said peripheral wall and which has an area smaller than an area of said bottom wall;
and a blade-shaped portion provided at a top end of at least a side of said peripheral wall which forms an angle with respect to the direction of mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves and a side thereof parallel with said direction of the mechanical vibration.
Preferably, the w-hole part or the surface portion of the spoon-shaped worklng portion which is provided with a blade-shaped portion to be brought into contact with the biological tissue is made of a ceramic material.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Figure 1 is a view showing the arrangQment in which a surgical instrument in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention is associated with an actuating device for ~O actuating the surgical ins~rument;
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Fig. 3 is a view from above of a working portion of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool in Fig. 2, drawn to an enlarged scale;
Fig. 4 is an enlarged view of a modification of a part of the working portion shown in Fig. 2;
Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 2 which shows a modification of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool in Fig. 2; and Figs. 6 (a) and (b) are views showing examples of actual usage of the surgical instrument in accordance with the present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
The present invention will now be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.
Fig. 1 is a view showing the arrangement of the association between a surgical instrument in accordance with an embodiment of the invention and an actuating device for actuating the surgical instrument. The surgical instrument as shown in Fig. 1 is provided with an ultrasonic vibration source 4 and an ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 connected to the source 4.
The ul~trasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 has a base portion 30 which has a large diameter and is connected to the ultrasonic vibration source 4, a connecting portion 6 which extends from the base portion 30 in a 1 substantially parallel directiorl with respect -to the direction o~ mechanical vihration transmitted rrom the ultrasonic vibration source 4, and a spoon-shaped working portion 7 which is provided at the tip end of the con-necting portion 6. The cross-sectional area of the connecting portion 6 is made such that it gradually decreases rrom the base portion 30 toward the working portion 7, so that the mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves transmitted from the ultrasonic vibration source 4 to the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting ~ool 5 is enlarged at the connecting portion 6 and is transmitted to the working portion 7. As shown in Fig. 2, a liquid passage 21 is formed within the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5, which extends longitudinally of the tool 5. The.passage 21 has at its ends thereof, i.e. at left and right ends as viewed in Fig. 2, an opening 20 connectible to a pipe 14, and an opening 22 connected to the working portion 7, re-spectively.
When an ultrasonic wave-generating circuit sends electric signals having the ~requency of the ultrasonic waves to the ultrasonic vibration source via cables 2 and 3, the ultrasonic vibration source 4 generates mechanical vibration having the same frequency as the frequency of the ultrasorlic waves. Either the magnetostriction type or the electrostriction type may be used as the ultrasonic vibration source 4. The mechanical vibration having the frequency of the ., . :, . :.
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lS While the working portion mechanically vibrates at the frequency of ~he ultrasonic waves, a liquid such as a solution liquid is supplied from a liquid injecting device 10 to the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 through a tube 11, a selector valve 12, a tube 13, and the pipe 14. Although the kind of solution to be employed or this purpose is not specifically limited, solutions which have little effect on biological tissue, such as physiological saline, are preferable. As shown in Fig. 2, the solution which is led through the pipe 14 enters into the opening 20, through the liquid passage 21, and flows out from the opening 22 at the spoon~shaped working portion 7. By virtue of the supply of t~is liquid, the working portion 7 is kept cool, thus making it possible :: :
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Further, during continuous use of the instrument, heat 5 generation in the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 is inhibited, thus making it possible to prevent reduction in the mechanical strength of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5. Although the material for forming the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 is not specificall~ limited, titanium alloys which have high tensile strength and fatigue endurance are preferable.
The removal through suction of fine pieces of the biological tissue which have been cut and separated k~ the mechanical vibration of the working portion 7 is performed in the following manner: After the cutting and separating of the tissue, a tube 15 is connected to the tube 13 by the operation of the selector valve 12, and the fine pieces of tissue together with the used solution are sucked by a suction device 17 from the opening 22 at the working portion 7 through the liquid passage 21, the opening 20 (all appearing in Fig. 2) and are then led through the pipe 1~, the tube 13, the selector valve 12, the tube 15 (all appearing in Fig. 1) to be discharged into a bottle 18.
Fig. 5 shows a modification of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool shown in Figs. 1 and 2. This modified version of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 has a connecting portion 6 which is inclined with , ;
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In this modification, the direction of the mechanical vibration of the connecting portion 6 is the same as the axis of the connecting por-tion 6, i.e. is equivalent to the longitudinal direction of the connecting por-tion 6.
The ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 shown in Fig. 5 has a length which is slightly longer in total than that of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 shown in Figs. l and 2, and also has a curved shape. By virtue of this length and shape, the modified version of such an ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 can be suitably used in operations being undertaken in the most inaccessible locations, for instance, in cutting bones in the innermost part of the oral cavity. Such details as the total length of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5, the configuration of the same, and the angle at which the connecting portion 6 is disposed with respect to the direction of the mechanical vibration generated by the ultrasonic vibration source 4 are not specifically limited, and may be selected in accordance with the position and configuration of the portion of the body to be operated on.
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Among these blade-shaped portions, i.e. the angle-forming portions 25 and 31, and the parallel portion comprising the blade-shaped parts 23 and 24, those which are brought into direct contact with the biological tissue to perform the cutting and separating work are the blade-shaped parts 23 and 24, and the blade-shaped portion 25.
The working portion 7 of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 as shown in Fig. 5 is similar to that of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 shown in Figs. l and 2, and has blade-shaped portions which are similar to the blade-shaped portions 23, 24, 25, and 31 shown in Fig. 3.
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Fig. 6 shows examples of usage of the surgical instrument of the invention. Fig. 6 (a) illustrates an operation in which the periosteum 2b is being separated from the bone 27, one of the blade-shaped portions of the spoon-shaped working portion 7 of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 being applied to the boundary portion between the bone 27 and the periosteum 2b which is o~er the bone 27. Fig. 6 (b) illustrates an operation in which a part of the condyle 28 is cut and removed by one of the blade-shaped portions of the spoon-shaped working portion 7 in a decapitation. Although the blade-shaped portion 25 which is located at the ront end of the spoon-shaped portion is applied to the work of cutting or separating ln Fig. 6, this is not limitative and one of the blade-shaped parts 23 and 24 which are located at the lateral portions of the spoon-shaped portion . - . ,.
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However, the parts 23 and 24 may have upper ri~ges which are recessed downwardly as shown in Figs. 4 and 6. In the latter case, a configuration such as the above facilitates the work of cutting and separating and allows improved efficiency to be attained, thus being suitable for such work.
Next, the working portion will be described.
lS This portion is located at the tip end of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 in order to be brought into contact with the biological tissue, and the whole part or the surface portion of the working portion is made of a ceramic material.
~0 When the surface portion of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5 and the working portion 7 is made of a ceramic material, the core portion may be of any material so long as the material is capable of transmitting the mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves. However, titanium alloys which have high tensile strength and fatigue endurance are preferable. The whole part or the surface portion of the working postion 7 wh1ch is brought into direct :,:,.. ,~,, ;
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E~amples of inorganic materials that can be used are ceramic materials o~ the A1203 series, A1203 - ZrO2 series, and Si3N~ series, though, these are not limitative. When the surface portion of the working portion 7 is formed of a ceramic material, the thickness of the ceramic material layer should be within the range of 1 ~m to 1.5 mm, preferably, within the range of 3 ~m to 1~0 mm. If the thickness of the layer is less than 1 ~m, the wear resistance of the ceramic material layer would be insufficient, while if the thickness of the layer is ~0 more than 1.5 mm, the layer of ceramic material would easily suffer from exfollation or breakage.
When the working portion 7 only has its surface portion made o~ a ceramic material, the working portion 7 alone, which is located at the tip end of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5, may be coated with the ceramic material. Alternatively, the working portion 7 may be prepared as a separate body which is separate from the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool 5, and ::
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Similarly, when the whole of working portion 7 is made of a ceramic material, a component part made of a ceramic material which constitutes the working portion 7 is mounted at the tip end of the ultrasonic vibra-tion-transmitting tool 5 by suitable means such as scre~s.
As described above, according to the present invention, the following advantages can be ensured:
Operations involving the cuttlng and separating of biological tissue, particularly, cutting bones, separating the periosteum, and removing a coherent mass as a calcium mass, can be performed speedily without requiring complete mastery of the technique, as compared to cutting and separating operations in which conventional surgical instruments are employed; since generation of frictional heat due to mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves between the working portion and the ~0 biological tissue can be prevented, it is possible to maintain the activity of the biological tissue at the location of the cut to be for~ed by the cutting and separating operations; it is possib1e to prevent reduction in the mechanical strength of the ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool due to heat generated by the vibration of the tool at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves; when a ceramic material i5 used to orm the spoon-shaped working portion which has blade-shaped ~, : . .~ ' ~ "
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PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A surgical instrument for cutting and separating biological tissue by employing ultrasonic vibration comprising:
an ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool adapted to perform mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves;
said ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool including a spoon-shaped working portion adapted to be brought into contact with the biological tissue;
said spoon-shaped working portion having a peripheral wall and a bottom wall and having a mortar-like recess;
said ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool further including a liquid passage passing through the interior of said tool and having at its one side an opening which opens into a bottom portion of said working portion surrounded by said peripheral wall and which has an area smaller than an area of said bottom wall; and a blade-shaped portion provided at a top end of at least a side of said peripheral wall which forms an angle with respect to the direction of mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves and a side thereof parallel with said direction of the mechanical vibration.
an ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool adapted to perform mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves;
said ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool including a spoon-shaped working portion adapted to be brought into contact with the biological tissue;
said spoon-shaped working portion having a peripheral wall and a bottom wall and having a mortar-like recess;
said ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool further including a liquid passage passing through the interior of said tool and having at its one side an opening which opens into a bottom portion of said working portion surrounded by said peripheral wall and which has an area smaller than an area of said bottom wall; and a blade-shaped portion provided at a top end of at least a side of said peripheral wall which forms an angle with respect to the direction of mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves and a side thereof parallel with said direction of the mechanical vibration.
2. A surgical instrument as claimed in claim 1, wherein said ultrasonic vibration-transmitting tool has a connecting portion extending in a manner to form an angle with respect to the direction of mechanical vibration at the frequency of the ultrasonic waves.
3. A surgical instrument as claimed in claim 1, wherein at least a part of said working portion provided with said blade-shaped portion is made of a ceramic material.
4. A surgical instrument as claimed in claim 2, wherein at least a part of said working portion provided with said blade-shaped portion is made of a ceramic material.
5. A surgical instrument as claimed in claim 1, wherein the surface portion of at least the blade-shaped portion of said working portion is made of a ceramic material.
6. A surgical instrument as claimed in claim 2, wherein the surface portion of at least the blade-shaped portion of said working portion is made of a ceramic material.
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