Surgical saw blade is used in the shaping of bone with hard surfaces in the surgical field. These medical instruments, which are made of stainless steel and are mostly disposable, must be used with electrical, air or battery operated surgical power tool systems. Surgical saw blades perform the cutting process with the power coming from the device, by oscillating or forward-backward (reciprocal) motion. So how to choose surgical saw blades? Where are they used? In this article, we will answer these questions.
Saw blades are used in various operations according to thickness, length and width characteristics. Examples are as follows.
Knee, Hip, Shoulder Replacement Surgeries
Plate and Nails
Finger, Foot Implants , Ankle Arthroplasty , Wrist Joint Replacement
Maxillofacial Trauma
Surgical removal of part of the body, such as an arm or leg
Open Heart Surgery Chest Opening Procedure
Choosing a surgical saw blade is very important, especially in knee arthroplasty surgeries. In other saw blade selections, there is a demand for blades in suitable sizes for the operation to be performed by the doctor. The presence of a cutting block (guide) in knee arthroplasty makes the choice of thickness important. If the blade is not selected in accordance with the cutting block, either it will not pass through the guide or a straight cut cannot be made because it is too thin.
The meanings of declared dimensions for surgical saw blades are as follows.
4. Connection point: It is the connection part that shows which surgical power tools brand and model it is compatible with.
– Each brand of power tools has a unique blade connection point design. Choosing a blade suitable for your surgical power tool system is very important in blade selection. If the saw blade is not fully inserted into the power tools, disruptions may occur in the surgical process.
If purchasing department of hospital will make the purchase of surgical saw blades, they must first consult with the surgeon. The surgeon can determine the blade dimensions from the surgical technique document of the implant to be applied. If the surgeon is unable to obtain this information, he or she should request information from the implant and saw blade manufacturers about where to find this information. There may be slight millimetric differences between the blade sizes of the manufacturers. For example, the cut edge is 19 mm on one blade and 19.5 mm on another blade. These differences do not make a difference in use because the surgical motor is managed by human hands. However, this 0.5 mm difference in thickness can cause problems. The difference in thickness should be a maximum of 0.3 mm.
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