Troc Hold: Self-retentive holder for trocars for minimal access operations of the spine
Neurosurgeons at the University Hospital of the RWTH Aachen have developed a new holder for trocars which are used within microsurgical procedures of the spine, such as microdiscectomies. Several minimal invasive surgical techniques have been investigated for the treatment of herniated discs, and microsurgery using an operation microscope and a percutaneous access has been identified as a very promising one.
While tubular retractor systems have been widely used for microsurgery of the spine in the past, sets of trocars which had originally been developed for endoscopic procedures have been introduced for these procedures recently. The disadvantage of using trocars within percutaneous access operations is that a trocar holder is needed for fixing and positioning the various trocars. An assistant surgeon has to fix the trocar holder manually which might cause problems due to minimal shifting of the trocar. In addition, the physician fixing the holder is limited in assisting the surgeon elsewhere.
Further Information: PDF
PROvendis GmbH
Phone: +49 (0)208/94105 0
Contact
Dipl.-Ing. Alfred Schillert
Media Contact
All latest news from the category: Technology Offerings
Newest articles
Superradiant atoms could push the boundaries of how precisely time can be measured
Superradiant atoms can help us measure time more precisely than ever. In a new study, researchers from the University of Copenhagen present a new method for measuring the time interval,…
Ion thermoelectric conversion devices for near room temperature
The electrode sheet of the thermoelectric device consists of ionic hydrogel, which is sandwiched between the electrodes to form, and the Prussian blue on the electrode undergoes a redox reaction…
Zap Energy achieves 37-million-degree temperatures in a compact device
New publication reports record electron temperatures for a small-scale, sheared-flow-stabilized Z-pinch fusion device. In the nine decades since humans first produced fusion reactions, only a few fusion technologies have demonstrated…