PIRANHA, the laser enucleation system from Richard Wolf, combined with the precise SHARK resectoscope, offers a complete solution for endourology.
Laser enucleation plays an important role in treating benign prostatic hyperplasia. Richard Wolf, a technology leader in urological surgery systems, has drawn on years of experience and continuous improvement to launch a comprehensive system with smart features. Building on powerful performance, it brings unprecedented speed to surgery, and its precise morcellation system improves the safety and quality of interventional treatment.
The PIRANHA product family morcellates tissue quickly and precisely. It includes the PIRANHA telescope, which allows enucleation and morcellation without changing the sheath; the easy-to-use "PIRANHA", which ensures maximum cutting power; and the PIRANHA Vmax blade, with its sharp, fast and outstanding cutting performance. Here are their advantages one by one.
PIRANHA telescope
Integrated irrigation channels provide excellent visualization, and a large 5 mm working channel offers high irrigation capacity while also accommodating the morcellator. A large automatic valve prevents fluid leaking from the working channel, for greater safety and efficiency. Other features:
- No need to change the sheath – enucleation and morcellation use the same sheath
- Telescope for 24 Fr. or 26 Fr. outer sheaths, also with a rotating irrigation sheath
- Simple straight-in click sheath system
PIRANHA morcellation system and suction pump set
Smart software increases efficiency and effectively prevents operating errors. The focus is on very convenient handling: the axial handpiece is powerful and light, a footswitch makes it easy to switch between operating modes, suction and morcellation are managed centrally, and single-use tube sets simplify work. Safety advantages include:
- A single suction port that cannot accidentally aspirate bladder mucosa
- Defined size of morcellated tissue – tissue is cut, not shredded
- Autoclavable handpiece and cable
- Low noise level
- Atraumatic morcellator tip
PIRANHA Vmax blade
Every physician and patient wants shorter operating times. An independent study at the Department of Urology of the University Medical Center Mannheim confirmed that the PIRANHA Vmax blade increased the average resection rate by 82%. Its design combines efficiency and control, with a focus on handling and safety, to achieve high-speed surgery.
Its advantages:
- Single-use product for guaranteed hygiene and blade sharpness
- Powerful cutting teeth with optimized cutting parameters, number and geometry
- Excellent cutting performance produces larger tissue fragments, helpful for pathology
- High suction power for faster morcellation
Richard Wolf's new PIRANHA morcellation system has won the favor of urologists around the world. Dr. Fernando Gómez SANCHA from Spain says: "I am won over by its speed and safety. Its powerful performance with the new Vmax blade removes 120 g of prostate in ten minutes, making enucleation more competitive."
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