Additional Components
Handpiece Components
CUSA Excel Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System User’s Guide 8-7
Sterilizable Torque Bases
Use sterilizable torque bases if you are changing tips on the sterile field.
The sterilizable torque bases hold the handpiece securely in place while
you use a torque wrench to attach or remove a tip. Two bases are available:
• 23 kHz – This base contains two slots, one for the straight handpiece
and one for the angled handpiece.
• 36 kHz - This base contains a single slot for the handpiece.
Figure 8-3.
The sterilizable torque bases for use when
changing tips on the sterile field
Sterilize these bases with steam. For this purpose, install the torque base
restraining devices in the sterilizer case. These devices – pegs that snap
into the tray and silicone straps that hold the bases to the pegs – arrive in
the package with the bases.
Sterile Torque Wrenches
Use a sterile torque wrench if you are changing tips on the sterile field.
The wrenches provide tip torquing and tip removal and are discarded
after one surgical procedure. You can use one wrench to remove and re-
install as many as five tips in one surgical procedure. However, do not
sterilize the wrench, and do not use the wrench for more than one surgical
procedure.
23 kHz
36 kHz
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