What is CUSA clarity?

CUSA® Clarity, the next generation in ultrasonic tissue ablation, delivers enhanced performance to optimize quick and safe debulking of fibrous tissue with 160% faster fibrous tissue removal vs. *On average, with Power Handpiece and Tough Tissue Tip, compared with leading competitor’s similar handpiece and tip.

What is Cusa in neurosurgery?

Neurosurgery. CUSA is the acronym for cavitronic ultrasonic surgical aspirator. This is an amazing device that is used in tumor surgery in a select number of hospitals around the world, and even fewer veterinary hospitals! The CUSA uses ultrasonic frequencies to basically emulsify the target tissues.

How does an ultrasonic aspirator work?

The ultrasound aspirator has been used in several surgical specialties for years and seems to be suited to address many of these issues [[2], [3], [4], [5], [6]]. Simultaneous dissection, irrigation and suction result in a clean surgical field.

What is ultrasonic tissue ablation?

Thermal ablation, the most clinically advanced bioeffect of focused ultrasound, produces cell death in a targeted area with minimal damage to the surrounding tissue. 1,2. Tissue damage can be accurately controlled using a range of focused ultrasound transducers with different sonication sizes.

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 Brainlab navigation?

Brainlab Spine Navigation combines state-of-the-art touch screen based image control with best-in-class registration methods for image guided surgery.

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.

How does high intensity focused ultrasound work?

HIFU uses an ultrasound transducer, similar to the ones used for diagnostic imaging, but with much higher energy. The transducer focuses sound waves to generate heat at a single point within the body and destroy the target tissue. The tissue can get as hot as 150 °F in just 20 seconds.

Is Thunderbeat monopolar or bipolar?

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