Open AccessAn Automated Tumor Resection Device for Neurological Surgery
Author(s) -
Martin L. Lazar,
Carl Wang,
James E. Bland
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
neurosurgery/neurosurgery online
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1081-1281
pISSN - 0148-396X
DOI - 10.1097/00006123-197811000-00011
Subject(s) - reciprocating motion , medicine , tube (container) , concentric , resection , biomedical engineering , surgery , anatomy , mechanical engineering , geometry , mathematics , engineering , gas compressor
A pneumatically activated cutting probe has been designed for the neurosurgical removal of nervous system tumors or diseased tissue. The hand-held probe is formed of concentric slender tubes, one reciprocating inside the other. A scalpelsharp edge on the tip of the inner tube moves in a shear motion past a stationary port on one side near the distal end of the outer tube. The reciprocating motion of the inner tube is provided by a pneumatic power source housed in a separate control console.