title: Characteristics of an actuator-driven pulsed water jet generator to dissecting soft tissue.
abstract: This paper reports characteristics of an actuator-driven pulsed water jet generator applied, in particular, to dissect soft tissues. Results of experiments, by making use of high speed recording of optical visualization and varying nozzle diameter, actuator time interval, and their effects on dissection performance are presented. Jet penetration characteristics are compared with continuous water jet and hence potential assessment of pulsed water jets to clinical applications is performed.
authors.affiliation: New Domain Research and Development Center, Corporate Research and Development Div., Seiko Epson Corporation, 80 Harashinden, Hirooka, Shiojiri-shi, Nagano-ken 399-0785, Japan. Seto.Takeshi@exc.epson.co.jp
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seto
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takayama
authors.forename: Atsuhiro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Teiji
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tominaga
mesh_terms: D000388:Air; D005780:Gelatin / Q000378:metabolism; D057446:Hydrodynamics; D055620:Optical Phenomena; D013997:Time Factors; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D014867:Water; D005780:Gelatin