摘要 |
Disclosed is an ultrasonic surgical apparatus for crushing, sucking, and removing undesirable substances inside the body, such as an ulcerous tissue, thrombus, and clot. calcium clod by means of ultrasonic vibrations of a flexible ultrasonic probe. The ultrasonic surgical apparatus comprises an ultrasonic probe constituted by a flexible linear transmitting member which is secured to a tip of a horn for transmitting mechanical vibrations of an ultrasonic frequency to an ultrasonic vibration source and has a working portion for effecting mechanical vibration of an ultrasonic frequency, a horn cover at least a portion of which is made of a flexible material, a branch tube connected to said horn cover, and a flexible tube in which a suction device and a liquid injector are connected to one of the branch tubes, said ultrasonic probe being provided in an inner hole of the branch tube. |