Additional Components
8-8 CUSA Excel Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirator System User’s Guide
Two sterile wrenches are available: 23 kHz and 36 kHz.
Figure 8-4.
The sterile torque wrench for use when
changing tips on the sterile field
Sterilizable torque bases and sterile wrenches bear the same color coding
as other CUSA EXcel components:
23 kHz green
36 kHz blue
Sterilizer Cases
The sterilizer cases hold the handpiece and accessories during
sterilization.
The CUSA EXcel system offers separate sterilizer cases for 23 kHz and
36 kHz handpieces. The case for the 23 kHz handpiece is gray; for the
36 kHz handpiece, white. The dimensions for both cases are the
following:
• length – 54.6 cm (21.5 in.)
• width – 25.4 cm (10 in.)
• depth – 12.7 cm (5 in.).
A special sterilizer case for a 23 kHz straight handpiece attached to a
laparoscopic tip (not shown) is available.