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Digital AcuBlade Scanning Micromanipulator Extreme Precision | Reproducible Results For use with the UltraPulse SurgiTouch and AcuPulse 30/40 ST CO 2 Lasers Precision control for uniform incision or ablation User-defined control over incision length, ablation area and penetration depth Shaped cutting conforms to surface anatomy Easy, stress-free procedures Minimal bleeding for a clear visual field 30% reduction in operating time compared to conventional CO 2 microsurgery Reduced thermal damage for better tissue margins

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Digital AcuBlade™

Scanning MicromanipulatorExtreme Precision | Reproducible ResultsFor use with the UltraPulse SurgiTouch and AcuPulse 30/40 ST CO2 Lasers

• Precisioncontrolforuniformincisionorablation• User-definedcontroloverincisionlength,ablationarea

andpenetrationdepth• Shapedcuttingconformstosurfaceanatomy• Easy,stress-freeprocedures• Minimalbleedingforaclearvisualfield• 30%reductioninoperatingtimecomparedto

conventionalCO2microsurgery• Reducedthermaldamageforbettertissuemargins

Digital AcuBlade Optimal Accuracy for ENT SurgeryTheDigitalAcuBladescanningmicromanipulatorprovidesoptimalaccuracyduringENTsurgerywhileensuringpatientsafety.DigitalAcuBladeadvantagesinclude:• User-definedandprecision-controlledincisionlength,ablationareaantreatment

depth• Automatedlaserscanshapesconformtosurfaceanatomy• Virtuallychar-freelaserdeliveryensuresaclearviewoftargetlesion• Microvascularhemostasisenablesminimalbleedingwithclearvisualfield• Minimalheatbuildupintissuereducesthermaldamageandensuresbettertissue

margins• Manysurgeonsreportthecombinationofautomatedscanningandthereproducible

resultsreducetheiroperatingtimeby30%versusconventionalCO2lasermicrosurgery

• LessdamageequatestoacceleratedhealingtimewithfewercomplicationsEasy-to-usecontrolsandwidespreadadaptabilityamongoperatingmicroscopesfurtherenhanceDigitalAcuBlade’spositionasavaluabletoolinOtolaryngologyoperatingrooms,worldwide.

Microdissection of a vocal cord lesion using the Digital AcuBlade

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“ DigitalAcuBladeisindispensableforprovidingoptimaloncologicaloutcomesaswellassuperiorfunctionalresultsafterTLMforthetreatmentoflarynxcancer.”

UltraPulse SurgiTouch™

CO2 Laser••• Reproducible and precise results••• Fast and efficient treatment••• Clean tissue interaction with virtually no char

Floyd Chris Holsinger, M.D.,AssociateProfessor,DepartmentofSurgery,DivisionofSurgery,TheUniversityofTexasMDAndersonCancerCenter,Houston,TX

Linear Incision & Ablation TheDigitalAcuBlademicromanipulatordeliversprecisestraight-andcurved-linescanstoinciseandexcisebenignvocalcordnodules,polyps,andcystsfromdelicatevibratorystructures--all.withoutinjuringthevocalligamentsandwithminimalnegativeeffectonthevoice.Incisionshape,length,depth,andorientationareeasilyadjustedbythesurgeontomeettheproceduredemand.

WhenthegoalistosparetheorganandmaximizefunctiontheDigitalAcuBlademicromanipulatorisanindispensabletoolthatcanbeusedtosafelyexcisecancer,treatstricturesandstenosis,andotherconditionsthatoftencarrygreaterriskofcomplicationandreducedqualityoflife.

Circular AblationUsetheDigitalAcuBlademicromanipulatortotreatavarietyofdiseases–fromrecurrentrespiratorypapillomatosis(RRP),totissuedebulking(neoplasia),andstapes*surgeriesintheear.Thissuperficialablationremoveslesionswithminimalthermaldamage.

*StapessurgeryonlyindicatedwhenusingAcuPulseST.

SurgiTouchsoftwarecomeswithprogrammedlaserparametersandiseasilycustomizedtomeetsurgeon-specificneedssuchaspreferredincisiondepthandablationsize.

AcuPulse™ SurgiTouch Laser••• Reproducible results tailored to your patient needs••• Adaptable platform offering multiple beam settings••• Minimal char for improved visibility and in situ diagnosis

Two Operating Modes for Smart Tissue Management

UltraPulse SurgiTouch™

CO2 Laser••• Reproducible and precise results••• Fast and efficient treatment••• Clean tissue interaction with virtually no char

DigitalAcuBladeiscompatiblewithUltraPulseSurgiTouch&AcuPulseSurgiTouchlasersystems.

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I’veusedlasersfor30years,primarilyCO2lasers.IfindtheDigitalAcuBladeoffersgamechangingtechnologyfromoldertechnologybyprovidingprecisecontrolandautomatictreatmentoflargeareasonthevocalcordsinshapesoflinesandcirclesthatconformtotheanatomyinamuchfasterandprecisetechniquethancanbedonewithhandcontrolofthemicromanipulator.Mark Courey, M.D.,Professor,UniversityofCalifornia,SanFranciscoOtolaryngology–HeadandNeckSurgeryDirector,DivisionofLaryngology

WefindthattheAcuBladeiscurrentlythemosteffectivetoolforCO2laser-assistedmicrosurgicalincisions.Thethicknessofthethermaleffectisnomorethan15-25micronsinhistologicalstudies,thankstothescanningsystem.Marc Remacle, MD., AcademicProfessoroftheFacultyofMedicineattheUniversityofLouvain,Belgium,AssociatedHeadoftheDepartmentofORLandHead&NeckSurgeryoftheUniversityHospitalofLouvainatMont-Godinne

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Digital AcuBlade Specifications

LaserType CarbonDioxide,10.6μm,infrared

LaserPowerNeeded 0to60Watts

LaserWaveform CWandPulsed(synchronized)modes

BeamscanShape

Availabilityofscanpatternsisdependentonselectedapplications:-Straightincision-Curvedincision-Circle(disk)

PenetrationDepth 0.2to2.0mm(user-defined)

IncisionWidth

at200mm:0.16mm-2.8mm

at250mm:0.19mm-3.2mm

at300mm:0.21mm-3.7mm

at350mm:0.24mm-4.1mm

at400mm:0.27mm-4.6mm

ScanTime 1to1000msec(dependingonscanshape)

DwellTime 0.3to0.7msec(inCW);0.15msec(inSP)

ThermalEffect Lessthan100μmontissue

AimingBeam Red,0.63μmreddiode,parfocalwithtreatmentbeam

Micromanipulator Electromechanicalangularmovement

OpticalDesign Mirror-based,achromaticconfocal.Fullycoaxialwithmicroscopeopticalaxis

WorkingDistance Continuouslyvariablefrom200to400mm

Defocus Continuouslyvariablewithuseradjustablelimiter

Joystick 10:1magnification,adjustabletension,autoclavablehandle

Weight 490grs.