Our two-year experience with a new atraumatic tip for the neurosurgical suction tube
is described. During microneurosurgical procedures the tip reduces injury to fragile
vital brain structures and protects them from being aspirated into the suction tube.
The perforated membrane of the appended suction tip does not impede evacuation of
blood in any situation and can be easily cleaned off without demounting. The device
can be immediately attached to the tube and disconnected. The neurosurgeon need not
concentrate on its use, in contrast to those systems with active suction pressure
control. The atraumatic suction tip is available in several sizes to fit different
callibers of suction tubes.
neurosurgical suction - atraumatic suction tip
