Implant Tribune U.S. Edition

Industry Implant Tribune U.S. Edition | September 2015B20 By W & H Staff C urrent developments focus on minimally invasive proce- dures with less postoperative pain for the patient and a fast- er healing time. Piezo technology has increasingly been finding its way into oral and maxillofacial surgery (OMFS) and implantology for more than a de- cade. Maximum precision in surgical use and gentler treatment for the patient are just some of the advantages of this cutting-edge drive technology. With the new Piezomed, W&H can use state-of- the-art ultrasound technology for even the most demanding tasks in bone sur- gery, providing surgeons with optimal support in their daily work. “Our product development has a clear aim: to consistently fulfill the many different needs of the patients and also to satisfy the users’ requirements. The new Piezomed minimizes the invasive- ness of surgical treatments. Safe work- ing thanks to automatic instrument de- tection and unique instrument design takes on a completely new meaning for the user,” said Andreas Lette, strategic W&H product manager and head of product innovation. New dimension in bone surgery The new surgical instrument from W&H employs state-of-the-art ultrasound technology. High-frequency micro- vibrations enable high-precision inci- sions while the so-called cavitation ef- fect ensures an almost blood-free sur- gical site and an excellent view of the treatment area. In addition to these benefits, W&H of- fers maximum safety during operation with its patented automatic instrument tip detection. Piezomed detects the instrument dur- ing tip insertion and sets the correct power class automatically. This signifi- cantly lowers the risk of harming a pa- tient and overloading the instruments, according to the company. Equipped for any task W&H offers a selected range of 24 intel- ligently created working instruments to provide optimum cover for the wide variety of tasks dealt with by surgeons. “For example, the bone saws have a specially developed tooth design that enables bone block harvesting with low bone loss. We also offer a special saw that boasts extremely high-cutting per- formance. “Many of the surgical instruments de- veloped by W&H are an absolute world first in the global dental sector. Our de- velopments are patented to protect our unique expertise,” Lette said. The instruments have another advan- tage with their efficient cooling con- Piezomed: Minimally invasive, maximally effective cept. The spray exits near the instru- ment’s work area, thus protecting the instrument from thermo-mechanical material stress. The user benefits from even safer and cooler processing of the operating field, according to W&H. Piezomed supports the surgeon’s in- dividual way of working with three dif- ferent operating modes: “Power,” “Basic” and “Smooth.” The operating modes store a variety of performance characteristics. Equipped with a multi-functional foot control, the surgical device offers freedom for the users’ hands. Please contact www.wh.com/na or call (800) 265-6277 for additional informa- tion on any W&H surgical product. The new Piezomed by W&H employs state-of-the-art ultrasound technology. Photo/Provided by W&H

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