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本願は、出典を明示することによってその開示内容全体が本願の一部とされる「蒸気切除システムおよび方法」という名称の米国仮特許出願第62/109,540号の利益を主張する。
本願で言及されるすべての刊行物および特許出願は、各刊行物または特許出願が出典明示によりその開示内容が出願の一部とされるように具体的かつ個々的に指示されているかのような同じ程度で、出典明示により開示内容が本願の一部とされる。
100 蒸気送出システム
102 細長いシャフト
104 ハンドル部分
106 蒸気送出ニードル
320 誘導加熱システム
430 クレードル
536 シリンジ組立体
537 シリンジ
644 力センサ
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- 蒸気送出システムであって、該蒸気送出システムは、
発生器ユニットと、
前記発生器ユニットに配置されたクレードルと、
前記クレードルに配置され、制御された流量で流体を送出するために前記クレードルと相互作用するように構成されたシリンジ組立体と、
前記シリンジ組立体に流体的に結合され、前記シリンジ組立体から流体を受け入れるように構成された誘導加熱システムと、
前記クレードルに配置された力センサであって、前記クレードルおよび/または前記シリンジ組立体によって該力センサに横方向に及ぼされる横方向力に比例した電気信号を発生させるために前記クレードルおよび/または前記シリンジ組立体に接触するように構成された力センサと、を含み、前記横方向は、前記シリンジ組立体の長手方向軸線と垂直な方向であり、
蒸気の生成のために前記誘導加熱システムへの流体および高周波エネルギの送出を制御し、前記シリンジ組立体内の圧力を代表するものとして前記電気信号を較正し、前記流体圧力が、所定の流体圧力範囲から外れたときに、前記誘導加熱システムへの流体および高周波エネルギの送出を停止するように構成されている電子制御器をさらに含む、蒸気送出システム。 - 前記クレードルは、前記シリンジ組立体の遠位端が、前記シリンジ組立体の近位端よりも高い高さに保持されるように、配置されている、請求項1に記載の蒸気送出システム。
- 前記クレードルは、プライミング手順中に前記シリンジ組立体から空気をパージするように構成されている、請求項1に記載の蒸気送出システム。
- 前記クレードルは、リニアモータに結合されたピストンをさらに含み、前記ピストンは、前記シリンジ組立体から流体を送出するために、前記シリンジ組立体のプランジャと相互作用する、請求項1に記載の蒸気送出システム。
- 接触スイッチが、前記シリンジ組立体のバレルと前記クレードルとの接触によって作動される、請求項1に記載の蒸気送出システム。
- 前記誘導加熱システムは、外側導電コイルによって取り囲まれた内側流体コイルを含む、請求項1に記載の蒸気送出システム。
- 前記クレードルの少なくとも一部が、前記発生器ユニット内で横方向に自由に移動する、請求項1に記載の蒸気送出システム。
- 前記クレードルは、リニアモータに結合されたピストンをさらに含み、前記ピストンは、前記シリンジ組立体から流体を送出するために前記シリンジ組立体のプランジャと相互作用するように構成されている、請求項1に記載の蒸気送出システム。
- 前記プランジャと前記シリンジの相互作用は、前記クレードルによって前記力センサに横方向力が及ぼされるようにする、請求項8に記載の蒸気送出システム。
- 前記力センサは、前記クレードルと前記発生器ユニットの間に配置されている、請求項1に記載の蒸気送出システム。
- 前記シリンジのバレルは、前記クレードルに直接接触する、請求項1に記載の蒸気送出システム。
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