Suction Irrigator
Also called Trumpet Valve Suction Irrigator, Hydrodissection Probe, Suction/Irrigation Cannula
- Type
- Suctioning
- Trays
- 2
- Setups
- 25
Long, straight, hollow rigid probe on a handpiece with two trumpet valves, one for suction and one for irrigation, connected to suction and irrigation tubing.
Primary uses
What this instrument is on the table to do.
Washes the operative site and suctions fluid, blood and debris during laparoscopic and other endoscopic procedures. Pressurized irrigation through it can also push tissue planes apart (hydrodissection).
Sizes & variants
The lengths, angles and patterns it comes in.
Probes are commonly 5 mm wide and about 28 to 45 cm long; 10 mm cannulas are made for clots and thick fluid. Fully disposable, fully reusable, and mixed systems (disposable handpiece and tubing with a reusable probe) are made. Irrigation can be gravity, pump or battery driven, and some disposable models also carry monopolar cautery.
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