An ultrasonic orthopaedic surgical device based on a cymbal transducer
- Submitting institution
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University of Glasgow
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 12-12244
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1016/j.ultras.2016.07.004
- Title of journal
- Ultrasonics
- Article number
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- First page
- 24
- Volume
- 72
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 0041-624X
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- December
- Year of publication
- 2016
- URL
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http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/121109/
- Supplementary information
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- Request cross-referral to
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
- No
- Criminology
- No
- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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4
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- All commercial ultrasonic surgical devices are driven by a Langevin-style transducer with a resonance tuned surgical tip. This paper proposes a radically different configuration, based on a flextensional actuator to deliver vibration of the surgical tip that does not require tuning to the device resonance. The research was a collaboration with Mectron and a consultant orthopaedic surgeon, with the device being configured to incorporate a range of Mectron’s ultrasonic surgical tips. This research led to a new collaboration with OnScale to develop models of flextensional-based ultrasonic devices in their simulation software.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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