Ultrasonic Aspirator
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A wheeled console with a screen and a pump, a handpiece on a cord, and foot pedals. The handpiece tip uses ultrasonic energy while it irrigates and suctions at the same time.
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What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Breaks up (emulsifies) soft tissue such as tumor and suctions it back to the unit, while sparing nearby blood vessels. It is used when a moderate to large amount of tissue must be removed: brain and spinal cord tumors, hemispherectomy and other neurosurgery, liver resectionrih-SEK-shunSurgery to remove part of an organ or tissue.re- back, againsect to cut-ion processFull entry , and tumor debulking in gynecologygy-nuh-KOL-uh-jeeThe branch of medicine that cares for the female reproductive organs and breasts.gynec/o woman-logy study ofFull entry oncology.
Lengths and variants
Several console models (for example CUSA Excel and CUSA NXT).
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6 sources
- AST. Surgical Technology for the Surgical Technologist. 4th ed. Chapter 24 (Neurosurgery), p. 1141
- Fuller JK. Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice. 8th ed. Chapter 15 (Energy Sources in Surgery), p. 302
- Rothrock JC. Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery. 17th ed. p. 366
- Te Linde's Operative Gynecology. 10th ed. (cytoreductive surgery, CUSA)
- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. p. 1085 (CUSA generator with foot pedals)
- somatechnology.com
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