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System Overview
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Principle Of Operation
The SonicOne O.R system is designed to ultrasonically dissect and fragment soft and hard tissue. The system consists of an
ultrasonic console with handpiece and accessories. The console features an integrated irrigation pump.
Figure 5.1 Misonix Console
Figure 5.2 SonicOne O.R Handpiece
The console produces an electrical signal that is fed into the handpiece and its piezoelectric transducer. The
transducer converts the electrical signal into mechanical vibrations. The vibratory motion is amplified all the way
down to the tip’s distal end. Various tip shapes and sizes are available to achieve desired tissue effects.
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Wound Debridement Applications
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Debridement probes are typically used for contact wound debridement. Tissue excision and
fragmentation are achieved through cavitation and other mechanical and hydrodynamic effects.
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Applications: Specialized tips are utilized on hard tissue structures.
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SonicOne O.R blades, typically used for cutting bone, are usually flat and have a blunt active edge. A
compression cut is achieved through repetitive impacts on the bone at an ultrasonic frequency.
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Bone shaving tips are used for sculpting bone. They have an abrasive surface for bone removal
through abrasion under ultrasonic oscillation.
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SonicOne O.R multi-function tips can have a combination of blunt and abrasive cutting surfaces.
A peristaltic pump, integrated into the SonicOne O.R console, provides irrigant (sterile physiological saline) to the
operative site during use.
