What is Sonopet iQ?

The new Sonopet iQ is an ultrasonic aspirator system that gives surgeons the ability to fragment, emulsify and aspirate soft tissue and bone during complex cranial neurosurgery, spine, and ear, nose and throat procedures. It was engineered around the user experience, with surgeon input at all stages of development.

How does an ultrasonic aspirator work?

Ultrasonic Aspirators (UA) utilize ultrasonic frequency vibrations generated by a piezoelectric element in the handpiece to remove tissue. Continuous irrigation emulsifies dissected particles, and simultaneous aspiration removes fragments and liquid resulting in a comparatively clean surgical field.

What is a Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator?

The Cavitron ultrasonic surgical aspirator (CUSA: Integra lifesciences Corporation, NJ, USA) is a device originally used mainly for hepatic parenchyma resection in the gastrointestinal surgical field. Tissue is selectively fragmented by an ultrasonically vibrating chip at the tip of the device.

What is a Thunderbeat device?

Background: The THUNDERBEAT (TB) is a relatively novel energy device that is used in laparoscopic colorectal resection (LCR), which integrates both ultrasonic and bipolar energy.

What is acoustic cavitation?

Acoustic cavitation, in simple terms, is the growth and collapse of preexisting microbubbles under the influence of an ultrasonic field in liquids. The cavitation bubbles can be characterized by the dynamics of oscillations and the maximum temperatures and pressures reached when they collapse.

What does cavitron mean?

A cavitron is an ultrasonic scaler which uses high frequency vibrations and water flow to clean the teeth efficiently.

What is a surgical aspirator?

Surgical aspirators consist of a line-powered vacuum pump, a vacuum regulator and gauge, a collection canister, and an optional bacterial filter. Plastic tubing connects these components, completing an open-ended system that continuously draws tissue debris and fluid from the surgical field to the collection canister.

Is Thunderbeat bipolar?

THUNDERBEAT is the world’s first integration of both bipolar and ultrasonic energies delivered simultaneously from a single instrument.

Is Thunderbeat monopolar or bipolar?

Thunderbeat™ is a device that uses both ultrasonic and advanced bipolar energies to achieve hemostasis.

What happens acoustic cavitation?

Acoustic cavitation is the formation and collapse of bubbles in liquid irradiated by intense ultrasound. The speed of the bubble collapse sometimes reaches the sound velocity in the liquid. Accordingly, the bubble collapse becomes a quasi-adiabatic process.

What is acoustic cavitation ultrasound?

Liquids exposed to high-intensity ultrasound can undergo acoustic cavitation. This phenomenon can typically be seen as a cloud of bubbles forming in the vicinity of the ultrasonic source (e.g., ultrasonic horn) and heard as an intense hissing noise.