Surgical device for bone surgery

Details Surgical device for bone surgery Surgical device for bone surgery

2011-08-23

2011-08-23

Barrett, Thomas C (Department: 3775)

Surgery

Instruments

Cutting, puncturing or piercing

C606S079000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08002783

ABSTRACT:
A surgical device (1) for bone surgery including a body (2) able to be gripped by the user and a tip (3) mounted at the head of the body and set in vibration at a modulated ultrasonic frequency to operate on bone tissue, the surgical device (1) being particularly suitable for oral surgical procedures such as bone sampling, excision of cysts, third molar extraction, preparation of alveolar sites, creation of an opening into the maxillary sinus (Caldwell Luc), elevation of the maxillary sinus by the crestal route and orthopedic and neurosurgical procedures such as osteoplasty, ostectomy and osteotomy.

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