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6366-006 GB/2020-09
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electronic GmbH & Co. KG • Heinrichstraße 3-4 • 12207 Berlin • Deutschland • [email protected]
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Product description
Power-reduced "BactoSonic" ultrasound special bath with diverse implant boxes, box holders and
other accessories. The type speci
fi
cation and serial number are found on the type plate on the
rear side of the ultrasonic bath.
Product features:
• Stainless steel oscillating tank (1) with transducers, ultrasound frequency 40 kHz
• Time switch for 1-15 min and continuous operation (2)
•
Power selection switch (3) for 20-100%
• Filling level mark for safe
fi
lling (4)
• Compact, easy-to-clean stainless steel housing (5)
• Rubber feet for safe positioning (6)
• With ball valve (7) for easy draining of the bath
fl
uid and handles (8)
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Mode of operation
BactoSonic ultrasonic baths use the e
ff
ect of cavitation. Under their oscillating tank bottoms
they contain piezoelectric transducers, the energy of which is transferred to the bath
fl
uid with
ultrasound frequency as mechanical oscillations. As a result, microscopically small bubbles are
continuously formed in the bath
fl
uid, which release energy upon imploding and generate local
micro currents. This process is called cavitation.
Compared to other ultrasonic baths, sonication in the BactoSonic is conducted using low-
frequency ultrasound at low intensity within the cavitation threshold range. In doing so, the
adhesiveness of the bio
fi
lm to the implant surface is altered by active micro currents, shear forces
and oscillating cavitation bubbles to such an extent that it detaches. Resulting cavitation events
possess so little energy, however, that they do not cause any signi
fi
cant damage to cell structures
and the microorganisms released are available for the subsequent analysis.
BactoSonic ultrasonic baths are e
ffi
ciently supported by SweepTec automatic frequency control.
SweepTec immediately balances load-dependent working point
fl
uctuations to the optimal working
point using fast frequency modulation. This produces an especially homogeneous and uniform
ultrasound
fi
eld in the bath volume for constantly reproducible results.