Cartilage knife.The KURZ-Precise Cartilage Knife simplifies cutting of cartilage slices during tympanoplasty tympanoplasty /tym·pa·no·plas·ty/ (tim´pah-no-plas?te) surgical reconstruction of the tympanic membrane and establishment of ossicular continuity from the tympanic membrane to the oval window. procedures. It is designed to simplify the cutting of slices of equal thickness, needed for plastic repair of tympanic membrane tympanic membrane n. See eardrum. Tympanic membrane A structure in the middle ear that can rupture if pressure in the ear is not equalized during airplane ascents and descents. defects, covering of middle ear implants, or reconstruction of the rear auditory canal auditory canal n. Either of two passages of the ear, the internal or the external acoustic meatus. See under acoustic meatus. wall. The use of the KURZ-Precise provides for an economic use of the limited supply of cartilage. To cut a defined slice, the surgeon places the cartilage section in the slot on the two-part cutting block. It is then closed, and a blade locked in the blade holder is drawn through the cutting slot. The result is a 0.7-mm thick cartilage slice. With the use of accessory spacing plates, slice thickness can be reduced. The KURZ-Precise comes complete in a sterilization sterilization Any surgical procedure intended to end fertility permanently (see contraception). Such operations remove or interrupt the anatomical pathways through which the cells involved in fertilization travel (see reproductive system). tray with blade holder, cutting block, spacing plates, and 10 blades. Circle 148 on Reader Service Card |
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