Misonix BoneScalpel® - Southern Crescent Malaysia

BoneScalpel MIS System is the latest, most advanced addition to the Misonix BoneScalpel System family. The BoneScalpel MIS System is a valuable tool in minimally-invasive spine procedures, requiring less space when incising or removing bone than an osteotome or a Kerrison rongeur. Spine surgeons can now more precisely, and with greater confidence, control their bone cuts in difficult-to- reach areas while better protecting soft tissue.

The Misonix BoneScalpel® is a novel and unique surgical device in that it offers a gentler osteotomy as compared to standard bone cutting tools. It efficiently slices crystalline bone while leaving elastic soft tissues largely unaffected during incidental contact. This can be particularly important during spinal surgery where bone segments are frequently removed in close vicinity to the spinal cord, nerve roots and major arteries. Ultrasonic cutting of bone is made possible by amplifying an electrical signal and converting it into a high back-and-forth motion of a blunt blade at the extremely high frequency of 22,500 times per second.

Ideally Suited for Limited Access and Visibility in MIS Procedures

• Superior Control in Retractor and Tube-Based Procedures for Precise Bone Cutting
• Deep Cuts Through Osseous Structures with Minimal Blood Loss
• Offers Large amount of Viable Autograft Bone Compared to Shavers or Burrs

Specification

The ultrasonically vibrating blade compresses the bone through repetitive impacts at 22,500 times per second cleaving its way into the bone and creating the cut. Tactile feedback allows the surgeon to sense differences in bone density as he or she is cutting through cortical and cancellous layers. Due to its elasticity, soft tissue is minimally affected during incidental contact with the blade. This is beneficial, for example in spinal decompression surgery when bone is being removed to relieve pressure on a spinal nerve to treat spinal stenosis.

BoneScalpel offers a number of benefits to surgeons, anesthesiologists and patients. Of highest significance is a substantial reduction of blood loss and use of blood products during the most complex spinal procedures involving the fusion of vertebrae over multiple levels. A reduction in blood loss can make it easier for surgeons and anesthesiologists to manage the patient’s shifting fluid balance during long surgeries. Blood transfusions, while generally safe and routine, are still an extra burden to the patient extending the recovery and come at remaining risks for transmitting diseases. In addition, BoneScalpel’s precision and ability to differentiate between rigid bone and elastic nerve structures become very important when relieving spinal nerves from pain causing compressions, as being caused by abnormal bone growth or degeneration of the spinal column after decades of use.