CA2127637C - Fluid jet surgical cutting tool - Google Patents

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CA2127637C
CA2127637C CA002127637A CA2127637A CA2127637C CA 2127637 C CA2127637 C CA 2127637C CA 002127637 A CA002127637 A CA 002127637A CA 2127637 A CA2127637 A CA 2127637A CA 2127637 C CA2127637 C CA 2127637C
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Abstract

A pulsed fluid jet surgical instrument includes a cannula extending from a handpiece, the cannula emitting a pulsed fluid jet for cutting and emulsification purposes, and also providing suction for aspiration and evacuation of the fluid and tissue. A pressure intensifier piston arrangement receives fluid at relatively low pressure, and operates reciprocally and reiteratively to pump the fluid through the jet needle in a series of high pressure pulses, each having a nearly rectangular pressure waveform. The pressure intensifier piston is T-shaped, including a broad end which divides a drive bore into a driving chamber and a retracing chamber.
A
bistable valve is connected to admit high pressure gas into the actuating chamber, driving the piston to translate. The narrow end of the piston is disposed in a fluid pumping chamber connected to a supply of fluid. The translating piston drives the fluid from the pumping chamber through a first check valve into a fluid jet needle, which directs the high pressure fluid pulse to a tissue target. The bistable valve switches to admit pressurized gas to the retracting chamber, driving the piston retrograde and allowing the pumping chamber to refill with fluid through a second check valve. There is no high pressure fluid supplied to the handpiece, and only the pressure intensifying pumping action of the piston creates a high pressure fluid pulse. The gas supply to drive the piston is t a relatively low pressure, so that gas pressure cannot comprise a safety risk to the patient. Thus failure of the piston mechanism cannot result in the emission of a stream of high pressure fluid, and the instrument is inherently safer than prior art instruments that are connected to a high pressure fluid source.

Description

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a 'flte present invention gcncr;rlly relates to surgical culling loins. and tnora to;vrtienlarly to cuttinh tools etnlyloying a fluid jet as tltc active cuttirtr agent.
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replace cr <ruphhtnt traditional sury,ical cnltin;; locsls spelt us Iltc scalpr~1.
l.asor-I,trscd tools, ~~Icctrosurgieal cutters, plasma ,jets, and lluicl jets have all lu:ctt intruducccl to tlt itnlarove various surgical and medical procedures. Eaclt technology hits ;advantages for particular procedures, as well as intrinsic drawbacks. lrluid jet r.altteCS have several characteristics that stake it an attractive new teclutc~logy. For example, pulsed fluid jet cutters ittvulvc nu clcclricnl current c>r voltage, which can comprise a safety risk factor in <lclicatc surgeries. Likcw isc, there is little heat Is generated by fluid jets, lndct;d, .fluid jets are inherently self-cooling.
111so, the effects of pulsed fluid jets can be extremely localized and directional, unlike c-lcc;lrusurgical tools and sonic l,t~;~~r instrmncnls.
Mareovcr, fluid jet cutters rxccl at rcntovina soft tissue, clue to the fuel that high (pressure pulsed jell tend to t;nnulsify soft tissue, and the emulsified tissue is 2(a easily transported by aspiration away from the surgical site. In contrast, competing iechnolugies such as laser cutters and elcetrosurgical cutters remove tissue by ablation. or elcctrothermal dissolution. Both of these effects tend to create collateral thermal damage and necrosis, which is generally unwanted and Often itttolerable for. medical httrhoses.

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(;xlt;tnsinn that eau leave deleterious sitlc effects. 'fete umulsificatiou clTect is print:trily a conscclucnc(:
(.(' 1)ulsinh the hihh pressure fltlicl jet, :lu(t the pulse 1)arrtmclcrs arc critical in 1.; c!'fit,ic;nlly emulsifying tissue. (icucrally slx:akiug, prior art flnidj ct 1t)ttls h;lvc nrn been capable of achicvilt~ sufliciclltly short, well-(lc~nc(I 1)ulscs of high 1)ressurc Iluicl to emulsify li ssuc ct'fccliv~~ly ;Imp cc)ntlrtctcly. l~lty h(u-li(>n (If :t fluid 111:;c Ihat is not tlclivcrcd <lt high 1TI'l:5SLI1C IS Irlcfl~CCIIVC, rtntl ntcrcly nulls iluicl to tllc surgical field. .ll.s a result, n grtaltcr volume of fluid IS cOrlSllIltC(1 fC)1' .1 given ;1,11 culling or excision 1)rocCd111'(:, reclllirillg upon: time for the sut'geon and Ih(:
provision of room robust aspiraticln c:tlr<tl)ilities in the tool.
As a safety rncasure., it is critic:ll that any fluid jet cuttinn tool t)c Prevented from emitting a steady stream of Iti~lt pressure fluid, which can r~uickly penetrate tlecply into soft tissue; ant) eau c;tnsc crltastrophic tl:tmage. Some prior art pulsed 1!

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CA 02'127637 2005-03-02 Summary of the Invention The present invention generally comprises a pulsed fluid jet instrument for s~"rgical cutting and excision. A
salient feature of the instrument is that it is designed to be inherently safe by preventing the emission of a steady stream of high pressure fluid into tissue. Moreover, the instrument has superior pulse characteristics which optimize cutting and emulsification while minimizing the amount of fluid used in the process.
In accordance with one embodiment of the present invention there is provided a fluid jet surgical cutting instrument, comprising: cannula means for directing a plurality of high pressure fluid pulses toward a tissue target and for aspirating fluid and emulsified tissue from the vicinity of the tissue target; handpiece means for supporting the cannula means such that the cannula means extends from a distal end of the handpiece means, the handpiece means including connecting means for receiving low pressure fluid and pressurized gas from external sources; and pressure intensifier means disposed within the handpiece means for generating the high pressure fluid pulses within the handpiece means from the low pressure fluid and the pressurized gas and delivering the high pressure fluid pulses to the cannula means for delivery to the tissue target.
In accordance with another embodiment of the present invention there is provided a fluid jet surgical cutting instrument, comprising: a housing having a fluid inlet; a cannula extending from the housing and having a distal end spaced from the fluid inlet of the housing; a pressure amplifying mechanism disposed in the housing; wherein the housing is couplable to a gas source and the amplifying mechanism is responsive to the gas source to convert low pressure fluid fed through the fluid inlet to a high pressure fluid output at the distal end of the cannula.
In accordance with a further embodiment of the present invention there is provided a fluid jet surgical cutting instrument comprising: a housing; a cannula extending at a distal end from the housing; connection means on the housing for coupling the instrument to a gas source and a low pressure fluid source; a piston mechanism disposed in the housing for amplifying pressure of fluid delivered to the housing from the fluid source, the piston mechanism being reciprocable within the housing in response to the gas source, the piston mechanism delivering high pressure pulses of fluid to the cannula for discharge at a distal end thereof.
In accordance with a still further embodiment of the present invention there is provided a fluid jet surgical cutting.instrument comprising: a housing having a fluid inlet couplable to a source of fluid; a cannula extending from a first end of the housing, the cannula having a distal end spaced from the fluid inlet; a rigid chamber positioned within the housing for receiving fluid from the fluid source; a piston mechanism disposed in the housing; and wherein the piston amplifies fluid pressure in the rigid chamber, at least a portion of the piston extending into the rigid chamber to deliver high pressure pulses of fluid to the cannula for discharge at the distal end thereof.
The instrument of preferred embodiments of the invention includes a cannula extending from a handpiece, the cannula having an inner needle designed to emit a pulsed fluid jet for cutting and emulsification purposes, and an outer concentric needle or tube connected to a negative pressure source for aspiration and evacuation of the fluid and tissue.
The handpiece features a pressure intensifier piston arrangement that receives fluid at relatively low pressure, and operates reciprocally and reiteratively to pump the fluid through the jet needle in a series of high pressure pulses, each having a nearly rectangular pressure waveform.
The pressure intensifier piston is T-shaped, including a broad end which divides a drive bore into an actuating chamber and a retracting chamber. A bistable valve is connected to admit high pressure gas into the actuating chamber, driving the piston to translate. The narrow end of the piston is disposed in a fluid pumping chamber that is connected to a supply of fluid. The translating piston drives the fluid from the pumping chamber through a first check valve into the fluid jet needle, which directs the high pressure fluid pulse to a tissue target. The bistable valve switches to admit pressurized gas to the retracting chamber, driving the piston retrograde and allowing the pumping chamber to refill with fluid through a second check valve.
There is no high pressure fluid supplied to the handpiece, and only the pressure intensifying pumping action of the piston creates a high pressure fluid pulse. Moreover, the gas supply to drive the piston is at a relatively low pressure, so that gas pressure cannot comprise a safety risk to the patient. Thus failure of the piston mechanism cannot result in the emission of a stream of high pressure fluid, and the instrument is inherently safer than prior art instruments that are connected to a high pressure fluid source.
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figure 1 is a fttnctiolml Ulu<:k cli;yram of the t7uitl ,jet stn git:al instrnntent ol' the present. invcnticnt, l~tgnre ~ is a pcrshcctivc viv:w 9ltowing the Iluid jet suT~~,ICMI instrntnent in t i f;C.
i~igure?~ is a crass-sectional vices of ihc pressure intcnsi(icr ltrtion of the Itt tluie! jet surgical instrument of the present invention.
T'igurc 4 is ~ crctss-setaiotistl view of ~nc~thcr emhoclirnent crf the pressure intensifier portion of the fluid jt.t surgical instrument.
15 Figure 5 is a crass-sccaional view of the cannul~ portion of the fluid jet surgical instrument.
Figure ty is au end view <>f the cannula portion of tlrc fluid jet surgical instrument.
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The present invention l;cmrally comprises a pulsed fluid je:t surgical i.rtstrumcnt i'or cutting, excision, smd emulsification and rcntoval of tissue. With reference to Pipnre 1, Ihc inslrurncnl includes v hancfpicce 71 adnpled to be vvicltlcd manually, with a cannul,t 7.2 calcudin~ Ehcrefront. 'I'hc cannula emits a pulsed jet of high pressure fluid for surgical cutting anti tissue emulsification. The eannula 22 is connected to an aspiration system 23 which provides vacuum aspiration to remove the fluid inlrtuluce.tt by the instrument, as well .vs lacxly fluitls ltr anti emulsified tissue. The handpiccc 21 is also connected la ~ law [,rcssnrc fluid supply 24 that provides the flnicl which for)tts the high pressure pulsed cutling.jct.
l1. low pressure gas supply 2G is vlso connected to the handpiecc 21 to power the handpiece to produce high pressure fluid pulses.
Tlte instruntcnt is wiclclcd lay 1 Sllr~',P.On aS S11(twll In >hipurc 2 to prtxluce 1 i surgical cutting and excision cffc:cts for therapeutic purposes. It s)toultl be noted initially that the handpiece 2! is devoid of any connection to a high pressure source of any kind, so that no tailt~rc cootie of the invention can introduce a hibh pressure fluid strewn into the patient, 'Thus flue invention is inherently safer Ihan many similar instruments known in the prior art.
2t) With regard to Lrigure 3~, the handpiece 21 includes an interior gas reservoir 31 that is canttected through port 32 to the low pressure gas Supply 26. The handpiece also provides a piston 3G having a broad head 37 that is disposed concentrically in a bore 33 in a pressure sealin;, translating fashion. The head 37 divides the bore 33 into a driving chamber 34 and n retracting chamber 38. The 25 retraclino chamber communicates lhrouUh port 39 to an actuating valve (not shown) that selectively vents the retracting chamber 38 and permits pulsed operation of the unit. The actuating valve may comprise a pneumatic switch on the handpiece, or a footswitch coupled by tubing to the port 39.
The handpiece further includes a bistable valve assembly 40, comprised of a valve pintle 41 slidably disposed in a bore 42. The bore 42 is connected through passageway 43 to the retracting chamber 38 of the bore 33. A valve port 44 extends from the driving chamber 34 to the gas reservoir 31, and the tip of the valve pintle 41 seats in the port 44 to selectively block gas flow from the reservoir to the driving chamber. A compression spring is disposed in the bore 42 to bias the pintle to close the port 44.
The piston 36 includes a narrow pumping end 52 disposed in a rigid pump chamber 51. The pump chamber 51 communicates through an outlet passage 50 to a relief valve 53, which in turn leads to a tube 54 connected to the jet outlet port. The relief valve is set to open at a relatively high pressure, so that no fluid flow is admitted to the jet outlet port until pressure in the pump chamber attains a high value.
With this arrangement, the jet pulses are comprised solely of high pressure fluid, and the pressure versus time profile of each pulse approaches a rectangular waveform. Fluid such as sterile saline solution, Ringer's solution, or the like is supplied to the pump chamber from supply 24 through inlet port 56 and ball check valve 57.
To operate the apparatus depicted in Figure 3, the actuating valve connected to port 39 is opened, venting the retracting chamber to ambient pressure. The pressure in bore 42 likewise drops, due to the flow communication of passageway 43, and the gas pressure in reservoir 31 overcomes the spring force acting on the pintle 41. The pintle 41 is driven into the bore 42, opening the port 44 and admitting pressurized gas from the reservoir 31 into the driving chamber 34. The piston translates toward the jet tube 54, comprises the fluid in the pump chamber 51. When the pressure in the fluid chamber exceeds the threshold of the relief valve 53, fluid is expelled through the jet tube 54 as a high pressure fluid pulse.
It is significant to note that driving surface of the piston head 37 is far greater in area than the pump end 52, and that the force developed at the head 37 is transmitted to a far smaller fluid surface area in the pump chamber. As a result, the gas pressure driving the piston is greatly amplified (on the order of ten times or more), thereby creating a very high pressure pulse from a low pressure fluid supply and a low pressure gas supply. For example, fluid may be provided at approximately 100 psig, and the relief valve may be set to open at 300 psig or more. The maximum pressure developed during the pressure pulse may exceed 1000 psig, even through the gas pressure supplied to the instrument may be 100-120 psig.
When the actuating valve is closed, gas pressure leaking past the pintle 41 and through the passageway 43 begins to build pressure in the retracting chamber 38. Pressure also builds in the bore 42, urging the pintle to translate and seal the inlet port 44. Gas pressure bleeds from the driving chamber 34 through a bleed passage 56, and the piston retracts.
The relief valve 53 closes when the piston begins to retract, and inlet valve 57 opens to permit the pump chamber to refill.
Thus one high pressure fluid jet pulse is completed, and the apparatus is set to deliver another pulse. However, it should be noted that the actuating valve must be reopened to initiate another pulse, and that the mechanism is not free-running.
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f~'ilh rr_f,arrl to I~i~ur<~ ~I. ;~ fnrrl~c~r amlrculinrc~.ot 171 of Iln~
Is:nullriccc its du.sihttl,cd to optirrvi~.c tltc rm~.~~li:wir~vl dcsi~rr crf the ittslrnrrtc~nt fcrr c:fficicnt rn:rnrtCacturing, cleaning, and Qe.rvioing.'fhc handhicc<~. 121 inc:lncles an interior gas reservoir 131 tlr:vt is conncctr~cl tlrrcml;li side (tort 1:12, to Ilrc: Icvv lrrc;taurc j;rrs suplrly 2Cr. 'flrc handpic:cc incluclcs a Irislon 13G Irtvirt~ a hrcracl Itu:rd 1:1'1 II1:11 is ~tIISI)1)SCCI conc:enlric:tlly in a l~cn~r. Ia:3 in a prcaun; scstlint;, trsrnsl:Hing fashicm.'flrc lresrd 137 divides the bore 13:3 into sv driving c;lr~nnber 1:34 and :r rclrtrctin~ rlr:rnrVer tt! 138. The retr;rcting clt,~tmtrcr conunnnicatcs through lxrrt lag to stn artu:rting valve (not shown) that selectively vents the retr~rcaing chamtxr 138 to hennil pulsed oper~lion of the trait. 'flrc .~ctn:Uin~ valve msry comprise ~ pnc~im~lir.
switch on the ltandpiece, or a footswitch coulalcd by tubing to the port l3St. A Lrlccd putt 1_5G
extends from the drivinc chamber 13~I to ambient atmosphere.
l :i The handloiccc furtitcr inclrulcs a histable valve assenthly 14U, comprised crf a vllve pintle 141 sliclably disposccl in a bore 142. A valve port 14~
exle.nds fr<om the drivinh chamber 134 through lxrrt IGI to Ihc gas reservoir 131, anc) the tilt of the valve pittlle 141 dents in tlrc~ heal 144 to selectively block y is flow from tho reservoir to the clriving chamber. I1 compression spring 145 is disposed in the 2(? bore 42 to bias the pintle to close Ihc port 144. A connector 1G(t is coupled to the outer end of the hone 142, ;rnd is connected to join tire bore 142 in flow contmunic~tion with the port 13~) o.f tlrc retracting chamber 138.
'f he piston I3G inclvrcles :r narrow pulnpino end 152 (llsposcd in .r pump cltnmber 151. The pump chamber 15l cornmutticates through an outlet passage 25 15(1 to a relief valve 153, which in turn leads to a tube 154 connected to the jet ~1,'~'lG~'7 N
c~,rtlc:t part. '1'hc n;lic:t'v;tlvc~ in ~;m lc, c,lu;n nt ;t r~~I~Iivuly high pua~rm~, sc:r Iltal no _. I Iwict flow v admitted to rlte .jet mctlct lust until pressure in Ilu~
huntlr c:lramhcr rtllrtins a high valtrc:. V~~itlt Iltis rnr;ml;emunt, the jet hulscs rtrc r~cmthriscrl scrlcly ctf I,if;h pressure fluid, rind tltc: larca~;nrr; vr;rsuq time profile of cac:h lrtrlsr; y,loroa4hes a rectanf;ulrtr wavcforn t, I~ltricl su,,lr ;ts stc:rilc srtlinc: scrlrtlic,u, ltingcr'p scrlulion, or tlto like is str,pplicd to the pump ch:unhcr front sul,ply 24 rhr<nt~lr inlet port ISti :rrol check v~lvc 107.
'1'0 operate rite: rthhatnttts 1 :~ 1, Ihc .v:ltr:~ting valve crnurcctccl Im l,c,rt 1:39 and 160 is alacnett, venting the rclrw:lin;; olrmtltcr to amhicnl lrrcssrur. '1'hc prr;ssurr:
Ire in bore 142 lihewisc: drops, dm to the. flow conncctiem hrlvt:c:n lxtrl tar) and connector .160, and rite gas lrrcssnre dclivc:red Ihrough port Ifil from reservoir lal overcomes the staring force ac.tinri can the laintle .141, Tlte ltintle t~l t is driven into the bore 142, opening tire Item I~t~l and a.dmittinn pressurized gas frnnt the reservoir 131 into the driving c:h:unhcr 134. 'T'he piston translates tcrrv:trcl tlu; jet Is tube 154, compressing the fluid in the 1?untp chamber 151. When the Itressurc in the fluid chamber exceeds the tlrresltold of the relief valve 153, fluid is expelled through the jca lulae 1 ~ul. rrs a hirlr larrssnre tinier pulse:
When the actuating vvlvc is closed, bas pressure Icakinb Mast the pimle L~1 I
and through the connection to port 139 begins to build pressure in the retracting a() chamber 138. Pressure also truilds in the bore 14.2, allowing the spring 145 to urge the pintle to translate anti seal the inlet port 144. Gas frrcssurc ttlecds from t)rc rltavina chamber 134 through the: bleed passage 156, and tire higher pressure in the retracting chamber causes tire piston 13d to retract. Tire relief valve 153 closes wltcn the piston be;ins to retract, anet inlet valve 157 opens to permit tire pnnth 25 chamber to refill. Thus ctne lril;h pressure fluicl jet pulse is completed, anc! tire m ~I~'l63'7 ;vi,irtratu5 is ;,rt to deliver ;wr~li~c~r lnrlsr. /1s in tltc Irrc:viaus cml~rrclinlr;nl, Ilrc :u~tv;tting vstlve nrvst Ins recvlacncrl n> initiate srnotler pulse, and tlrc mcclranism i;:
rrcrt free-rmtnirtg. 'flrns rlrcrc i~ fro possibility of Ilrc ~plr;~rans clclivcriu,g :ulclitional Enrlscs rtftcr slurto.ff i~: rlc,irto.l.
With rc:,E;arcl to I~inurc~ 5 <tncl C, Ilrc cannula usscnrlrly 22 crl' Ihc invention ' itrc:ludcs an ttspiratticru trrhc J()I cxtcrrciing couxially tut<) di::I.rlly f~rt.ntt a housing 202. A jet tulo: 203 is disposed ccmcrntrically and coaxially wilhiu the aspiration t.trhe 201, anti i s sulri~c,rtc<I Iry .r nr;nulrcl 20'1 secured within the Iron sing 2(12. '1'Irc dialal cctcl of tlrc~.jt~.t tope is n~c~o.5s;r~ri sliglnly within Ihc rlira:rl cn d of Ilrc aspiration I~> tulr~., end the proximal curl of tire: jet lute is conueeted to the high preasure pulse rtutput 54 or 15~ ilcscrilrcrl irrr:viously. 'fhc; interior of tltc housing communicates wish LIIe IIttCflr~r ~i7~GC UC the aspiration lobe 2()I, arid port 2(lG
i:U1111eCLR the aspiration tube to tlrc: ~si~iration system 23 descrIlJC(i previotrsly. '1'hc housing 202 is joined tct Ihc citiu:r o.f lhc handpicccs 21 or 12l dcscrilrcd alxrvc.
I;t 'f'he distal cncl of Ihc,jct Inl.,c 203 cntits a train of pulses of hick lmcssure fluid from the handhiece aplraralus, c<tusing the target lissuG to he cut and emulsified. 'f lte suction proviciccl try tire aspiration lobe removes the fluid emitted by the jet tube, as well as the emtrlsilicd tissue and body fluids, so that surcic.rl cutting and tissue excision and re.rncrval may he carried out guickly and efficiently.

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1. A fluid jet surgical cutting instrument, comprising:
cannula means for directing a plurality of high pressure fluid pulses toward a tissue target and for aspirating fluid and emulsified tissue from the vicinity of the tissue target;
handpiece means for supporting said cannula means such that said cannula means extends from a distal end of said handpiece means, said handpiece means including connecting means for receiving low pressure fluid and pressurized gas from external sources; and pressure intensifier means disposed within said handpiece means for generating said high pressure fluid pluses within said handpiece means from said low pressure fluid and said pressurized gas and delivering said high pressure fluid pulses to said cannula means for delivery to said tissue target.
2. The fluid jet surgical cutting instrument of claim 1, wherein said pressure intensifier means includes a piston disposed within said handpiece means, said piston having a first end adapted to be driven reciprocally by said pressurized gas, and a second end adapted to pump said low pressure fluid and form said high pressure fluid pulses for delivery to said cannula means.
3. The fluid jet surgical cutting instrument of claim 2, wherein said first end of said piston is disposed within a first bore, said first bore including a driving chamber and a retracting chamber.
4. The fluid jet surgical cutting instrument of claim 3, further including first valve means for providing said pressurized gas to said driving chamber and said retracting chamber in serial, alternating fashion to drive said piston to reciprocate.
5. The fluid jet surgical cutting instrument of claim 4, wherein said first valve means includes a valve pintle disposed in a valve bore, said valve pintle being reciprocable within said valve bore to admit said pressurized gas to said driving chamber.
6. The fluid jet surgical cutting instrument of claim 5, wherein said valve bore communicates at a first end with said retracting chamber, said pintle being reciprocable in said valve bore to alternatingly open and close said first end to communicate said bore with said retracting chamber.
7. The fluid jet surgical cutting instrument of claim 6, wherein said valve bore communicates at a second end with a source of pressurized gas.
8. The fluid jet surgical cutting instrument of claim 7, further including an inlet port which communicates said gas source with said driving chamber to admit pressurized gas therein, said valve pintle disposed to selectively block and open said inlet port.
9. The fluid jet surgical cutting instrument of claim 8, further including actuating means for venting said retracting chamber and said first end of said valve bore to ambient pressure, whereby said pressurized gas drives said valve pintle to open said inlet port and admit pressurized gas to said driving chamber and urge said piston to translate in a pumping stroke.
10. The fluid jet surgical cutting instrument of claim 9, further including pressure bleed means for venting said driving chamber such that gas pressure in said retracting chamber urges said piston to retract from said pumping stroke.
11. The fluid jet surgical cutting instrument of claim 3, wherein said second end of said piston is disposed in a pump bore, said pump bore being in communication with said cannula means.
12. The fluid jet surgical cutting instrument of claim 11, further including a high pressure relief valve interposed between said pump bore and said cannula means to admit only high pressure fluid to said cannula means.
13. The fluid jet surgical cutting instrument of claim 12, further including check valve means for admitting said low pressure fluid to said pump bore.
14. The fluid jet surgical cutting instrument of claim 6, wherein said handpiece means includes an internal passage extending between said retracting chamber and said first end of said valve bore.
15. The fluid jet surgical cutting instrument of claim 6, further including conduit means extending from said retracting chamber to said first end of said valve bore externally of said handpiece means.
16. The fluid jet surgical cutting instrument of claim 8, wherein said handpiece means further includes a pressurized gas reservoir chamber, said inlet port connecting said driving chamber and said gas reservoir chamber.
17. The fluid jet surgical cutting instrument of claim 9, further including compression spring means for resiliently biasing said valve pintle toward said second end of said valve bore to close said inlet port.
18. A fluid jet surgical cutting instrument, comprising:
a housing having a fluid inlet;
a cannula extending from the housing and having a distal end spaced from the fluid inlet of the housing;
a pressure amplifying mechanism disposed in the housing;
wherein the housing is couplable to a gas source and the amplifying mechanism is responsive to the gas source to convert low pressure fluid fed through the fluid inlet to a high pressure fluid output at the distal end of the cannula.
19. A fluid jet surgical cutting instrument according to claim 18, wherein the pressure amplifying mechanism comprises a piston member which separates an interior of the housing into at least a driving chamber and a retracting chamber, the chambers being connected to the gas source to effect reciprocating movement of the piston member to deliver the high pressure fluid pulses.
20. A fluid jet surgical cutting instrument according to claim 18, wherein the pressure amplifying mechanism pulses the fluid output.
21. A fluid jet surgical cutting instrument according to claim 20, further comprising a pressure relief valve disposed between the fluid chamber and the cannula, the relief valve having a threshold pressure less than a maximum pressure in the driving chamber, such that when the maximum pressure exceeds the threshold pressure, the relief valve opens and fluid is expelled through the cannula under high pressure.
22. A fluid jet surgical cutting instrument according to claim 18, wherein the gas source is at a low pressure, such that low pressure gas and low pressure fluid are admitted to the housing to produce the high pressure fluid output from the pressure amplifying mechanism.
23. A fluid jet surgical cutting instrument according to claim 22, wherein the fluid output is at a pressure at least ten times greater than fluid pressure input to the housing from the fluid source.
24. A fluid jet surgical cutting instrument comprising:
a housing;
a cannula extending at a distal end from the housing;
connection means on the housing for coupling the instrument to a gas source and a low pressure fluid source;
a piston mechanism disposed in the housing for amplifying pressure of fluid delivered to the housing from the fluid source, the piston mechanism being reciprocable within the housing in response to the gas source, the piston mechanism delivering high pressure pulses of fluid to the cannula for discharge at a distal end thereof.
25. A fluid jet surgical cutting instrument according to claim 24, wherein the piston mechanism separates an interior of the housing into at least a driving chamber and a fluid chamber, the gas source communicating with the driving chamber and the fluid source communicating with the fluid chamber.
26. A fluid jet surgical cutting instrument according to claim 25, wherein the fluid chamber includes a pressure relief valve disposed between the fluid chamber and the cannula, the relief valve having a threshold pressure which is less than a maximum pressure in the driving chamber, such that when the maximum pressure exceeds the threshold pressure, the relief valve opens and fluid is expelled through the cannula under high pressure.
27. A fluid jet surgical cutting instrument comprising:
a housing having a fluid inlet couplable to a source of fluid;
a cannula extending from a first end of the housing, the cannula having a distal end spaced from the fluid inlet;
a rigid chamber positioned within the housing for receiving fluid from the fluid source;
a piston mechanism disposed in the housing; and wherein the piston amplifies fluid pressure in the rigid chamber, at least a portion of the piston extending into the rigid chamber to deliver high pressure pulses of fluid to the cannula for discharge at the distal end thereof.
28. A fluid jet surgical cutting instrument according to claim 27, further comprising a gas chamber within the housing, the gas chamber for receiving gas from the gas source and driving the piston mechanism into the rigid chamber to amplify pressure of fluid in the rigid chamber for delivery to the cannula.
29. A fluid jet surgical cutting instrument according to claim 28, further comprising venting means for venting gas from the gas chamber to effect reciprocating of the piston mechanism.
30. A fluid jet surgical cutting instrument according to claim 29, wherein the rigid chamber includes a pressure relief valve disposed between the rigid chamber and the cannula, the relief valve having a threshold pressure less than a maximum pressure in the gas chamber, such that when the maximum pressure exceeds the threshold pressure, the relief valve opens and fluid is expelled through the cannula under high pressure.
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