November 2014
Intermediate to advanced
1166 pages
41h 7m
English
M. Lucas; A. Mathieson University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
This chapter investigates the application of ultrasonic cutting in surgical procedures, reviewing its origins to the current art. The mechanisms of ultrasonic cutting of both soft and mineralized tissues are discussed with reference to device design, experimental characterization, and clinical use. Finally, integrating new materials in devices, including transduction materials and shape memory alloys, as well as novel transducer designs, illustrate the future trends of ultrasonics in surgical cutting devices.
Keywords
Ultrasonic tissue cutting
Surgical devices
Modal analysis
Harmonic analysis
Transducer design
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