SURGICAL TOOLS
Although robotics are also becoming more important in the medical field, most surgical procedures still require handwork. Powered surgical tools are therefore being used in a large number of surgical procedures. Our broad portfolio of miniature and micro drive systems, including autoclavable options, perfectly fits every surgical application. Due to our customer-centric approach, we offer flexible modifications and adaptions ensuring you will get your best drive solution.
It doesn’t matter if surgical hand tools used for smaller procedures such as Ear-Nose-Throat microdebriders and arthroscopic shavers or larger tools such as bone saws, reamers or drills: they all rely on (brushless) micromotors from MRC. Our drives convince with high performance, compact size and – if necessary – high speed, like our 1660…BHx series. It offers minimal vibration and heat, even at high speeds of up to 100.000 rpm, making it a great fit for handheld devices like drills, shavers or debriders. Hygiene, of course, is always top priority in surgery. Therefore, some tools are designed as single-use product. Other high-performance motorized tools are usually repeatedly sterilized in an autoclave and require drives that can withstand the sterilization process. Our 2057… BA is such a solution. It can withstand up to 1.500 autoclave cycles, a very sustainable device choice.
Inserting a needle into a human body, collecting tissue samples, is another medical application, where MRC drives play an essential part. For such a biopsy, a spring generates the energy needed to penetrate and shoot into the tissue. After each injection, a rotary drive and lead screw preloads the spring so that the next potential cancerous tissue can be extracted for further examination. A high-power drive working in intermittent operation is required to provide low spring loading time and at the same time high spring force and speed. If the biopsy is done with a battery-operated system, the maximum current is often limited, asking for a highly efficient drive. Or, in other words: MRC.
