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Surgical Power Saws Used in Orthopaedic Bone Cutting

How surgical power saws cut bone in orthopaedics, comparing sagittal and reciprocating actions, blade kerf and fitment, …

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A ceiling ultra-clean ventilation canopy delivering HEPA-filtered laminar airflow over an operating

Medical Equipments,Hospital Furniture & Infrastructure13 Aug

What Is Clean Room HVAC and How Particle Counts Are Cut

Clean room HVAC filters and exchanges air to cut particle counts in theatres. A UK buyer guide to HEPA filtration, air c…

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Surgeon using a microdebrider handpiece under endoscopic guidance to remove tissue during endoscopic

Medical Equipments,Surgical Equipment13 Aug

What Is Microdebrider and How Sinus Tissue Is Removed

What a microdebrider is and how it shaves and suctions sinus tissue in endoscopic surgery, with the console, handpiece a…

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Electric two-section physiotherapy treatment plinth with firm padded top in a rehabilitation clinic

Medical Equipments,Hospital Furniture & Infrastructure13 Aug

What Is Plinth and How Physiotherapy Tables Are Different

A treatment plinth is a physiotherapy table with a firm padded top and adjustable height. See how plinths differ from co…

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Surgeon applying a dual-syringe fibrin sealant applicator to a tissue suture line during an operatio

Medical Equipments,Surgical Equipment13 Aug

Surgical Sealants and Adhesives Used in Wound Closure

How surgical sealants and adhesives seal and bond tissue in wound closure, comparing fibrin, cyanoacrylate and PEG chemi…

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Vitreoretinal surgeon operating a vitrectomy console with a cutter and endoillumination probe during

Medical Equipments,Surgical Equipment13 Aug

Vitrectomy Machines Explained for Retinal Procedures

How vitrectomy machines remove the vitreous and enable retinal surgery, plus the cut rate, gauge, fluidics and consumabl…

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Ophthalmic surgeon using a phacoemulsification handpiece under a microscope during cataract removal

Medical Equipments,Surgical Equipment13 Aug

What Is Phacoemulsification and How Cataracts Go Away

What phacoemulsification is and how it removes a cataract with ultrasound, plus the console, fluidics and consumable spe…

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Surgeon guiding a slim blunt-tipped aspiration cannula connected to suction tubing during a liposuct

Medical Equipments,Surgical Equipment13 Aug

Surgical Aspiration Cannulas Used in Liposuction Work

How surgical aspiration cannulas remove fat under vacuum in liposuction, plus the diameter, tip, handpiece and single-us…

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Portable negative pressure wound therapy pump with a small canister worn by a patient during communi

Medical Equipments,Surgical Equipment13 Aug

Negative Pressure Wound Devices Explained for Clinics

How negative pressure wound devices differ, from ward consoles to single-use pumps, plus canister, alarm, battery and re…

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Surgical team using a monopolar electrosurgery pencil connected to a diathermy generator during an o

Medical Equipments,Surgical Equipment13 Aug

What Is Diathermy and How Electrical Heat Is Applied

What diathermy is and how high-frequency electrical current makes surgical heat, plus the monopolar, bipolar, generator …

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Clinician holding a battery-powered surgical cautery pen with a fine heated tip during a minor skin

Medical Equipments,Surgical Equipment13 Aug

Surgical Cautery Pens Used for Minor Tissue Procedures

How battery-powered surgical cautery pens use a heated tip for minor tissue procedures, plus the temperature, tip and si…

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Sealed foam wound dressing connected by tubing to a negative pressure pump drawing exudate from a he

Medical Equipments,Surgical Equipment13 Aug

What Is Wound Vacuum Therapy and How Healing Happens

How wound vacuum therapy heals wounds through suction, edge approximation and exudate removal, plus foam versus gauze in…

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