[Vibration, a new way of cutting in ophthalmic surgery (author's transl)].
Rapid movement (vibration) of a movable scissor blade against a stationary blade at alternating current frequency (50 Hz) provides considerable improvement of cutting power and decreases distortion and crushing of the tissue. The article describes vibrational scissors for cataract surgery.
D002387:Cataract Extraction / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D013525:Surgical Instruments; D014732:Vibration
Vibration als neuartiges Schneideprinzip für die Augenchirurgie