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[Technical aspects of ultrasound aspiration]
B Krattiger1, H Reinhardt, H J Zweifel
1Institut R. Straumann, Waldenburg/BL.
Ultraschall in Der Medizin (Stuttgart, Germany : 1980)
|April 1, 1990
Abstract:
Technical, metallurgical and ergonomic problems which were encountered during a three-year development period of a surgical ultrasonic aspirator are reported. The aim of the construction of a lighter, handier, piezo-driven handpiece with a durable titanium tip was achieved. A first version was extensively tested during more than 40 resections of brain tumours. A second prototype of a handpiece with an integrated aspiration and flushing facility will be soon evaluated clinically. Further applications and perspectives of ultrasonic aspiration are discussed.