DEVICE FOR PERFORATING A DENSE BONE LAYER

A device for cutting bone tissue and, more particularly, a sonotrode suitable for use with an ultrasonic surgical instrument. The sonotrode has a head and a distal end piece, the distal end piece being equipped as a rectangular blade for cutting bones using mechanical vibration. The sonotrode has at...

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Hauptverfasser: SOTTAS, Loïc, NEUHAUS, Dominique, SCHWERY, Andrè, MAYER, Jörg
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A device for cutting bone tissue and, more particularly, a sonotrode suitable for use with an ultrasonic surgical instrument. The sonotrode has a head and a distal end piece, the distal end piece being equipped as a rectangular blade for cutting bones using mechanical vibration. The sonotrode has at least one structural element and the structural element is selected from the group including: a support structure, a lateral depression on each side, an increased width of the blade together with a slit at the distal end of the blade, or at least one lateral rib.