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Microdebrider Blade

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A long, thin metal tube with a plastic hub that snaps into the microdebrider handpiece. An inner rotating blade works inside an outer tube with a blunt tip and a side window, and suction runs through the center.

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  • What it’s for

    Mounted on the microdebrider (such as the Straightshot) to cut and suction soft tissue in nasal and sinusSY-nusA hollow space in the body, most often one of the air-filled spaces in the skull bones around the nose.Full entry surgery (FESS, ethmoidectomy), adenoidectomy and larynxLAIR-inksThe voice box: the part of the airway in the neck, above the windpipe, that holds the vocal cords.laryng/o larynxFull entry surgery. The blunt outer tip protects nearby structures while tissue drawn into the window is cut and pulled away with blood and debris.

  • Lengths and variants

    Several lengths and diameters (for example 2.9, 3.5 and 4.0 mm); straight blades or blades with a 15 or 30 degree bend, plus other angled, serrationsair-AY-shunA row of small tooth-like ridges, such as the grooves on the jaws of a surgical clamp.Full entry , rotatable and burr tips.

  • What experienced techs know

    What techs who reach for it every day know about it.Pro

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3 sources
  1. Fuller. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 26 (Surgery of the Ear, Nose, Pharynx, and Larynx), p. 684
  2. Goldman. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 27 (Otorhinolaryngological Surgery), p. 820
  3. Nemitz. Surgical Instrumentation: An Interactive Approach. 3rd ed. p. 320

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