Piezoelectric bone surgery is a process that utilizes piezoelectric vibrations in the application of cutting bone tissue. The process was patented by Fernando Bianchetti, Domenico Vercellotti, and Tomaso Vercellotti.[1] It was first used clinically in 1988.[2] It is indicated for use in oral, maxillofacial, cranial and spinal procedures;[citation needed] but is mainly used in orthodontics and craniofacial surgery.[3]
By adjusting the ultrasonic frequency of the device, it is possible to cut hard tissue while leaving soft tissue untouched by the process. The ultrasonic frequency is modulated from 10, 30, and 60 cycles/s (Hz) to 29 kHz. The low frequency enables cutting of mineralized structures, not soft tissue. Power can be adjusted from 2.8 to 16 W, with preset power settings for various types of bone density. The tip vibrates within a range of 60–200 μm, which allows clean cutting with precise incisions. In 2020 an article on the topic of piezoelectricity have named piezoelectric surgery as one of the most important applications of this concept, in addition to medical ultrasound imaging. Additionally in 2021 the Malhotra laboratory at Penn Neurosurgery has published additional work on this procedure for rare cancers of the spinal column.[4]
^"US Patent and Trademark Office: Patent no. 6695847".
^Walsh, M.; Quinn, A.; Peeperkorn, L.; Mahesh, B. (2022-07-01). "Piezosurgery: Application in endoscopic otorhinolaryngology". Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 7: 100302. doi:10.1016/j.adoms.2022.100302. ISSN 2667-1476. S2CID 248784414.
^Walsh, M.; Quinn, A.; Peeperkorn, L.; Mahesh, B. (2022-07-01). "Piezosurgery: Application in endoscopic otorhinolaryngology". Advances in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. 7: 100302. doi:10.1016/j.adoms.2022.100302. ISSN 2667-1476. S2CID 248784414.
^Manbachi, A.; Cobbold R.S.C. (November 2011). "Development and Application of Piezoelectric Materials for Ultrasound Generation and Detection". Ultrasound. 19 (4): 187–196. doi:10.1258/ult.2011.011027. S2CID 56655834. Archived from the original on 2012-07-22.
and 27 Related for: Piezoelectric surgery information
Piezoelectric bone surgery is a process that utilizes piezoelectric vibrations in the application of cutting bone tissue. The process was patented by...
Piezoelectricity (/ˌpiːzoʊ-, ˌpiːtsoʊ-, paɪˌiːzoʊ-/, US: /piˌeɪzoʊ-, piˌeɪtsoʊ-/) is the electric charge that accumulates in certain solid materials—such...
A piezoelectric sensor is a device that uses the piezoelectric effect to measure changes in pressure, acceleration, temperature, strain, or force by converting...
agents encountered by workers in more than fifty occupations. Piezoelectricsurgery, a surgery technique developed by Tomaso Vercellotti. Pneumothorax induction...
utilization of Auxetic Boosters. This method falls under the category of piezoelectric-based vibration energy harvesting (PVEH), where the harvested electric...
ultrasonic vibrations, as the instruments used in dental surgery. The use of piezoelectric instruments requires a more extended approach than the isial...
field of dentistry, a variety of cleaning tools are used including piezoelectric and sonic scalers, and ultrasonic scalers and cleaners. While a majority...
beneficial, especially if surgery is required. Through the use of piezoelectricity, piezoelectric ultrasonic bone surgery may be more time-consuming...
considered a good compromise and is in common use. Most handpieces use piezoelectric crystals and the rest use magnetostrictive materials to generate the...
An acceleromyograph is a piezoelectric myograph, used to measure the force produced by a muscle after it has undergone nerve stimulation. Acceleromyographs...
device used for testing aerospace parts. Second generation devices used piezoelectricity or electromagnetism generators. American Urological Association guidelines...
include stitching the tear or placing a patch over it; in some cases, the surgery is stopped altogether and the tear is given time to heal, usually three...
used in Welch-Allyn's Meditron stethoscope, comprises placement of a piezoelectric crystal at the head of a metal shaft, the bottom of the shaft making...
equipment and allows the application of ultrasound technology, such as a piezoelectric transducer or capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducer, to visualize...
Microvalve. A proposed non-chemical, reversible sterilization method using a piezoelectric polymer that will deform when exposed to a specific electric field broadcast...
that is used by scuba divers. The device is a rubber over-moulded, piezoelectric flexing disc that is approximately 40 millimetres (1.6 in) across and...
and this would be usually electrical energy. An example would be the piezoelectric signal that would convert mechanical vibrations into the electrical...
by the transducer (force and moment transducer) type: strain gauge, piezoelectric sensors, capacitance gauge, piezoresistive, etc., each with its advantages...
irregular mass causes the actuator and the attached device to shake. Piezoelectric actuators are also employed to produce vibrations, and offer even more...
researchers from Harvard's Microrobotics Lab miniaturized it with piezoelectric actuators to 0.43 grams for 15 mm x 15 mm x 20 mm, capable of moving...
one signal into another one, works in a physicochemical way: optical, piezoelectric, electrochemical, electrochemiluminescence etc., resulting from the...
pair of recording electrodes, a custom transistor, and a piezoelectric sensor. The piezoelectric crystal is capable of recording brain activity from the...
air-driven turbine. Ultrasonic scalers use either magnetostrictive or piezoelectric systems to create vibration. Magnetostrictive scalers use a stack of...
Northwestern University developed a prototype of the EEG that incorporated a piezoelectric inkwriter called a Crystograph (the whole device was typically known...
equipment. It allows the application of ultrasound technology, such as piezoelectric transducer or CMUT, to see from inside blood vessels out through the...
Global Information