Modal Mechanics

David Wuchinich

Ultrasonic device development

Equipment and Instruments

 

Longitudinal-Torsional (L/T) tip^* for bone dissection

 

Rolling Pin Horn^*

 

Suture welding transducer and generator

 

Temperature sensing phaco-emulsifier tip^*

 

Magnetostrictive ultrasonic dental transducer^*

 

Acryl-X^tm Ultrasonic Bone Cement Removal System^*

 

Endoscopic Ultrasonic Aspirator Handpieces^*

Ultrasonic Prostatectomy Video

 

Endoscopic Ultrasonic Aspirator Generator

 

CUSA^tm Function

 

CUSA^tm Handpiece^*

 

Dynamic ultrasonic fatigue stress measurement

• Ultrasonic aspirating surgical and industrial handpieces and tips, piezo-electric and magnetostrictive transducers, horn and generator design. 10 to 2,000 Watts, 15 to 100 kHz, self tuning, pulse width modulated and sinusoidal amplitude controlled regenerative power limited generators.

• Integral endoscopic ultrasonic aspirators for urologic, gynecologic, orthopedic and minimally invasive surgery having irrigation, aspiration, illuminated glass relay lens or fiberoptic telescope and isolated electro-cautery capable ultrasonic tip connection.

• Autoclavable, hermetic transducers and seamless, cavity free aspiration channels with true motionless acoustic terminations for tubing connections.

• Temperature sensitive tips and temperature control.

• Existing system compatible components or complete system designs, including rotary, mixed mode and high amplitude titanium and stainless steel Gaussian horns. Prototype fabication, manufacturable designs and documentation.

• Analysis of existing systems and material analysis for correction of operational or production problems.

 

Video - Invitro ultrasonic surgical aspiration of porcine muscle tissue

Video clip - high speed connection recommended

 

Video – Ultrasonic Carpet Cleaning

Video clip - high speed connection recommended

 

Television news broadcasts - Ultrasonic Prostatectomy

 

  Recent publications

U.S. Patents

Acoustic properties of selected high strength thermosetting plastic composites at ultrasonic frequencies

Ultrasonic vitrectomy

 Bladder outlet obstruction treated with transurethral ultrasonic aspiration

Elastic Loss in Harmonically Strained Structures

 FEA Assisted Measurement of Young's Modulus and Poisson's Constant in Stout Horn Blanks

 The acoustic performance of selected precipitation hardened stainless steels and heat-treated titanium under substantial dynamic stress at ultrasonic frequencies

Ultrasonic Surgical Aspiration:  Instrumentation, Clinical Experience and Safety

Seminal development of high power ultrasonic industrial and medical ultrasonic devices in the United States

Acoustic loss at substantial ultrasonic strain in 6Al-6V-2Sn and sintered 6Al-4V Titanium

Current mode instrumentation amplifier enhances piezoelectric accelerometer (Electronic Design News)

White LED driver operates down to 1.2 volts (Electronic Design News)

Client company and publication list upon request.

David Wuchinich
Modal Mechanics
3614 Johnson Avenue, Suite 7A, Bronx, NY 10463

Telephone 718-432-1320
Telefacsimile 718-432-1320

(c) D. Wuchinich 2001

^* patents held by D. Wuchinich

Trademarks and products are those of Valleylab (CUSA, Endoscopic Ultrasonic Aspirator), Acryl-X (Omnisonics), Parkell (Ultrasonic dental transducer) and Axya Medical (Suture Welding System)

mailto:dwuchinich@modalmechanics.com