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Integrated Power Console (IPC System)
Integrated Power Console (IPC System) for ENT surgery
The IPC® System is a multispecialty surgical power console for removing soft tissue, hard tissue, and bone during ENT surgeries. Our IPC System and its suite of application-specific products make it the most versatile console on the market. From inferior turbinoplasties to complex skull base cases, the IPC platform can serve your full range of ENT surgery needs.
Powers Your Favorite Medtronic Handpieces
The IPC System powers all of your favorite Medtronic ENT handpieces. You can connect up to four handpieces at once, including the Straightshot® M4 Microdebrider, Midas Rex® Legend® EHS Stylus® Drill, Endo-Scrub® 2 Lens Cleaning Sheaths, and Skeeter® Otologic Drill.
Innovative Irrigation Control
During ENT surgery, the IPC suction-irrigation system provides a simple solution for irrigation control in the OR. Its user-friendly design includes optimized pre-set flow rates for all French tips. Plus, the unique IntelliFlow™ Remote Control allows for easy on/off, tip size, and flow rate changes from the sterile field.
Multifunction Footpedal for Ergonomic Control
The IPC footpedal offers 3 buttons for maximum control during ENT surgery. Its non-slip design and compact size make it ideal for operating rooms. The hoop locks firmly in place, then collapses easily for storage.
Straightshot M4 Microdebrider
Straightshot M4 Microdebrider for powered ENT surgery
The Straightshot® M4 Microdebrider is an innovative powered handpiece for ENT surgery that helps improve intraoperative functionality and precision when incising or removing soft tissue, hard tissue, or bone. Winner of a Medical Device Excellence Award, it's the first microdebrider that lets you rotate only the tip of the curved blade during ENT surgery. This allows you to perform 360-degree cutting in the frontal sinuses, a more complete removal of polyps and mucin in the maxillary sinuses, and gain greater access to target tissue in the lateral and posterior areas of the airway.
Our microdebrider has a unique precision finger wheel control for rotating the blade tip, while integrated suction helps keep the surgical site clear. Additionally, the sculpted shape of the Straightshot M4 Microdebrider accommodates multiple hand positions and provides ergonomic comfort for ENT surgeons with large or small hands.
With better, more comfortable access to sinus and airway anatomy, ENT surgeons can perform a more precise, complete removal of obstructive or diseased tissue with the Straightshot M4 Microdebrider.
Our complete line of blades and burs makes the Straightshot M4 Microdebrider the most versatile handpiece for ENT surgery in adults and children. Some examples of this versatility include:
- Precisely excising bone from the nasal crest in a frontal sinustomy with an irrigated curved bur at 12,000 rpm
- Removing submucosal stromal tissue from hypertrophied inferior turbinates
- Endoscopically debulking laryngeal and tracheal tumors
- Delicately removing papilloma from the vocal fold at an ultra-low 60 rpm
The Straightshot M4 Microdebrider for ENT surgery is powered by our multifunction Integrated Power Console (IPC® System).
Otologic Drills and Burs
Medtronic offers a complete line of electric drills for the unique challenges of otology and neurotology procedures, including the Midas Rex® Legend® EHS Stylus® High-Speed Drill, Visao® High-Speed Otologic Drill, and Skeeter Otologic Drill. These drills are powered by our multispecialty Integrated Power Console (IPC® System). We also offer the Midas Rex MR7 Pneumatic High-Speed Drills that may be used for ENT as well as other surgical procedures.
Legend EHS Stylus High-Speed Drill
Midas Rex Legend EHS Stylus High-Speed Drill
Our Midas Rex® Legend EHS Stylus® High-Speed Drill is small, lightweight, and ergonomic for excellent balance and maneuverability when you’re operating in tight spaces. With its compact size and high torque, this surgical drill is suited for a wide range of ENT, neurotology, and spinal surgeries.
The Legend EHS Stylus Drill offers adjustable speeds from 200 to 75,000 rpm and an intuitive interface. You can use it with our patented high-speed Curved Burs for outstanding visibility and access in narrow and deep anatomic regions. The Legend EHS Stylus Drill works with our color-coded, standardized Midas Rex Legend Tools and Attachments for added convenience and quick set-up.
Visao High-Speed Otologic Drill
Visao High-Speed Otologic Drill
The Visao® High-Speed Otologic Drill allows remarkable surgical visibility and access with patented curved burs that feature an outer, non-rotating tube design to help protect critical anatomy from mechanical injury. With a lightweight, ergonomic titanium exterior, our Visao drill provides a well-balanced, comfortable handpiece with integrated water-cooling and low operating temperatures for long procedures.
Designed for neurotology, the drill’s 80,000 rpm and high torque allow for rapid, yet precise, removal of bone and tissue in tight, deep anatomic spaces. The Visao drill is well-suited for these otology and neurotology procedures:
- Cochleostomies, even under direct vision
- Draining a petrous apex cyst via an endaural, infracochlear approach
- Middle fossa acoustic neuromas, including opening the internal auditory canal
- Reducing the scutum during a tympanoplasty
Application-Specific High-Speed Curved Burs
Application-Specific Burs for the Legend EHS Stylus and Visao High-Speed Drills
We offer an extensive line of application-specific burs for the Legend EHS Stylus and Visao High-Speed Drills, including high-speed curved and straight burs in various shapes, sizes, and finishes. Some of our innovative product features include:
- A patented curved bur design that can provide visibility and access during cochleostomies, middle fossa acoustic neuromas, and infralabyrinth approaches to the petrous apex
- An outer, non-rotating tube on our curved burs that helps protect critical anatomy from mechanical injury
- Stim Bur Guard for the Visao drill that provides advance warning of proximity to the facial nerve*
- Interchangeable tools and attachments for the Legend EHS Stylus Drill
View complete details about our Legend EHS Stylus burs, tools, and attachments or Visao otologic burs.
* Nerve monitoring capability provided by our NIM-Response® or NIM-Neuro® Nerve Monitoring Systems, models 2.0 and later. Must be used with IPC System and Visao High-Speed Otologic Drill.
Blades and Burs for the Straightshot M4
Medtronic blades and burs for powered ENT surgery
Unique Quadcut™ Blade
Our comprehensive portfolio of application-specific blades and burs gives you the versatility to perform almost any ENT surgery with precision and speed. We offer more than 90 application-specific blades and burs for the Straightshot® M4 Microdebrider.
Our latest designs include the patent-pending Quadcut™ Blades that offer real relief from blade clogging, even under low suction conditions. The unique blade design also provides better engagement of the ethmoid bone, as well as improved precision and reduced collateral tissue damage.1
Other innovative blades and burs include:
- Inferior Turbinate Blades, featuring a patented elevator design, that offer significant and long-term results with one treatment.2-4
- Automated EM Tracking Blades, the first and only factory-calibrated blades for navigation. You can use them right out of the box with our Fusion™ ENT Navigation System.
- Anterior Skull Base Burs. We offer the most comprehensive bur selection for transnasal endoscopic surgery, enabling rapid bone and tumor removal with integrated suction-irrigation to help maximize visibility in these challenging procedures.
- Skimmer® Airway Blades for shaving the fast-growing tumors caused by recurrent respiratory papillomatosis (RRP). These blades offer a better treatment for RRP through shorter procedure times, quicker patient recovery, and eliminating the thermal burn and other risks associated with laser techniques.5,6
View the ENT Product Catalog for our complete line of Straightshot M4 blades and burs.
References
- Boone JL, Feldt BA, McMains KC, Weitzel EK. Improved function of prototype 4.3mm Medtronic Quadcut microdebrider blade overstandard 4.0mm Medtronic tricut microdebrider blade. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol 2011; 00(Jan/Feb):1-3.
- Liu C-M, Tan C-D, Lee F-P, Lin K-N, Huang H-M. Microdebrider-assisted versus radiofrequency-assisted inferior turbinoplasty. Laryngoscope 2009;119:414-8.
- Chen Y-L, Liu C-M, Huang H-M. Comparison of microdebrider-assisted inferior turbinoplasty and submucosal resection for children with hypertrophic inferior turbinates. Intl J Ped Otorhinolaryn 2007; 71: 921-927.
- Chen Y-L, Tan C-T, Huang H-M. Long-term efficacy of microdebrider-assisted inferior turbinoplasty with lateralization for hypertrophic inferior turbinates in patients with perennial allergic rhinitis. Laryngoscope 2008; 118: 1270-1274.
- El-Bitar MA, Zalzal GH. Powered instrumentation in the treatment of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis: an alternative to the carbon dioxide laser. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2002;128:425-8.
- Holler T, Allegro J, Chadha NK et al. Voice outcomes following repeated surgical ressection of laryngeal papillomata in children. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2009;141:522-526.
