Oscillating Sternal Saw
Also called Oscillating saw
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A powered sternal saw with a straight, in-line handpiece and a round, toothed blade at the tip. The blade swings back and forth through a small arc (about 6 degrees) instead of moving up and down like the standard sternal saw.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Repeat sternotomy, and some first-time sternotomies through small skin incisions. Old wires are cut in front but left in place to shield the heart; the anterior table is divided, ventilation is held, and the posterior table is divided with the sternum lifted.
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
deSoutter DPX-170 (order code 223224): air powered, 6-7 bar, 0-13,000 cpm on the product page (0-17,500 in the Sternudrive catalog), 6 degree oscillating arc; offered alongside the DPC-470 reciprocating saw for primary sternotomies.
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