Studies & Publications
New concepts and technologies in surgical and restorative instrumentation
By Jeffrey Lasner, DDS For the past 14 years, Laschal Surgical Instruments has been developing new concepts and technologies in surgical and restorative instruments. These new concepts and technologies revolve around the use of flexibly resilient or memory (spring)...
Tissue Forceps Testing
Gripping Force TestWe have completed the testing for the gripping force of the various forceps devices. For each device, the forceps was clamped onto a Tekscan 6900 model sensor (Tekscan, Inc. South Boston, MA) which was encompassed with a latex sleeve. The pressure...
Predictable Instrument Removal Using Indirect Ultrasonics
Mauricio L. Basso, DDS; Neville J. McDonald, BDS, MS Discipline of Endodontics University of Michigan School of Dentistry Introduction The fracture of endodontic instruments during root canal mechanical instrumentation is a mishap procedural that creates a difficulty...
THE EFFECTS OF STERILIZATION PROCEDURES ON THE PERFORMANCE AND DURABILITY OF SURGICAL SCISSORS
Results Throughout the 50 autoclave cycles, the five (5) Laschal devices (T-1 to T-5) demonstrated no visible changes in the appearance of the instruments (FIGURE 1). The Laschal devices also demonstrated no change in force to open the handles of the scissors and no...
Technological Advancements in Cutting from Laschal Surgical
Dr. Alan Dardik, MD/PhD, FACS, FAHA is a surgeon-scientist who seeks to use the power of molecular biology to achieve a modern understanding of vascular disease, and to use the basic science laboratory to perform cutting edge research to ultimately benefit patients...