Ultrasonic Spine Surgery

Ultrasonic spine surgery can be used for many conditions, but is most often utilized when it is necessary to remove a small amount of bone to treat a patient’s pain.

While traditional spine surgery is safe and effective, the usual instruments used to carve away bone or tissue can be tedious and difficult to maneuver, particularly when working in very close proximity to nerves or the spinal cord.

Performing

Ultrasonic Spine Surgery

Ultrasonic spinal surgery utilizes a novel and innovative ultrasonic device.  This device uses ultrasound waves at a specific frequency range to perform cuts into dense tissues, such as bone. Since soft tissue structures, such as the dura and ligamentum flavum, are of a different density, these structures can move away and bend from the device’s blades; therefore, sparing these soft tissue structures. This tool allows surgeons to perform precise bone cuts with tissue selectivity, allowing this device to perform bone cuts with greater accuracy and safety.

Ultrasonic Spine Surgery
Ultrasonic Spine Surgery
Ultrasonic Spine Surgery
Ultrasonic Spine Surgery
Ultrasonic Spine Surgery
Ultrasonic Spine Surgery
Ultrasonic Spine Surgery
Ultrasonic Spine Surgery
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Ultrasonic Spine Surgery

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Discover the Benefits

Of Ultrasonic Spine Surgery

An ultrasonic device allows the surgeon to very precisely sculpt away bone or other tissues to relieve pressure on nerves with minimal disruption to the surrounding area.

  • Better accuracy in bone cutting
  • Less cutting of soft tissues
  • Decrease in vibration of the tool while cutting (safer when working around spinal cord and nerves)

Frequently Asked Questions

Ultrasonic Spine Surgery

Ultrasonic spine surgery uses an oscillating, linear blade {or shaver tip} that moves at a high frequency of approximately 22,500 times per second. That’s over 1,000,000 times a minute! This high frequency movement allows the blade to effectively remove hard tissue {i.e. bone spurs} without disrupting soft tissues nearby {i.e. muscles or nerves}.

Because bone is more rigid and less elastic, the ultrasonic blade’s energy is quickly absorbed by the bone when the tip touches it. This means the blade does not bend or deform at the point of contact, but easily cuts through the bone. Alternatively, soft tissue is less rigid and does not absorb the energy transferred from the blade. That means the blade is able to safely work around the soft tissues without causing damage or injury.

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From Ultrasonic Spine Surgery