1996 Volume 9 Issue 2 Pages 266-272
A system for high-frequency dielectric heating and irrigation that has independent reproducibility for time, flow rate, and temperature factors determining the heat work load was trially developed. The system includes a mechanism for automatically terminating irrigation at the time of blade opening of shape memory alloy implants (SMI).
This system combines functions for the heating and transport of irrigation solution in a single unitand includes an automatic control mechanism. It is indispensable for safe, reliable clinical use of SMI.