Implantable Doppler Probe
Implantable Doppler · Cook-Swartz Doppler Flow Probe · Doppler Flow Probe · Implantable Doppler Cuff
A tiny ultrasound crystal held in a small silicone cuff on the end of a fine wire. The wire runs out through the skin to a reusable bedside monitor that plays the blood flow as sound.
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What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Wrapped around the artery (or vein) at the microvascular anastomosisuh-nas-tuh-MOH-sisA connection between two tube-shaped structures, such as two ends of bowel or two blood vessels, made by surgery or found naturally.Full entry of a free flap so the team can keep checking blood flow after surgery. It is most useful for buried flaps that cannot be seen, such as bone-only fibulaFIB-yuh-luhThe thin outer bone of the lower leg, beside the larger tibia.Full entry flaps and gracilis flaps for facial reanimation.
Lengths and variants
Standard and long cuff versions (Cook-Swartz).
What experienced techs know
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