Suction tube with pressure regulation: technical note

Abstract

We describe a new suction tube for microsurgical procedures which permit a precise control of the pressure of suction. The new device consists of a suction tube connected to a laterally placed sliding bar which progressively opens or closes a leak. The surgeon can readily adjust the suction pressure by moving slightly the sliding bar with his thumb or index finger up and down almost instantaneously.

Keywords

• suction/instrumentation
• suction/methods
• microsurgery
• neurosurgical procedures/instrumentation
• neurosurgical procedures/methods