@birdman518 I looked up ultrasonic bone scalpel on Beckersspine.com and found you are correct. There is an article where surgeons weigh in about this tool. Beckers Spine Review does require you to sign up to access the information and they ask why you want to look at it. It used to be accessible without signing up, and I signed up because of what I do here. The company that makes this tool is Misonix and here is a link to their product information relating to use in spine surgery.

The surgeons who reviewed this tool on Beckers Spine were Kai Ming Gregory Fu, MD, PhD, neurosurgeon with Weill Cornell Medicine Brain and Spine Center in New York City, and Nicholas Theodore, MD, director of the Neurosurgical Spine Center and a professor of neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore. Both spoke favorably of the precision of the tool and the degree of safety it provided and spoke of it as a game changer in their field. They spoke of the future of spine surgery with the pairing of an ultrasonic scalpel with a robotic assist.

Another surgeon who spoke of the Misonix ultrasonic scalpel is Isador Lieberman, MD, Spine Surgeon, Texas Back Institute, Plano. He called it a game changer that allows cuts to be made with precision and in a less invasive manner.

Here is a link to testimonials by surgeons who use the Misonix ultrasonic scalpel.
https://misonix.com/testimonials-bonescalpel/

This was an interesting question, and this new technology is making spine surgery better and safer according to the opinions of surgeons who use this device. If you are seeking a surgeon using this technology, the testimonials will provide a list.

Mitch, are you just curious or are you in need of surgery that might utilize this device? Thanks for asking; it was a great question.

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