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44 I I manufacturer _ news implants1_2010 Manufacturer news camlog CAMLOG/ALTATEC underscore their long-term commitment to the Wimsheim location The above-average success of the CAMLOG® Implant System in recent years is alsoaconstantchallengetoitsmanufacturer,ALTATECGmbHinWimsheim,Ger- many.By2007,thejust3-year-oldbuildingwasnolongerequaltotheincreasing demands,making it necessary to plan an extension.With the recently commis- sionedbuildingsinWimsheim,productionareahasnowdoubledto15,000sqm, and the potential for further developments has been created.Not only doesAL- TATEC GmbH benefit from the increased production facilities, but for CAMLOG VertriebsGmbH,alsolocatedinWimsheim,thenewextensionadditionallyoffers theopportunityfororganizationalimprovements.Thisgaverise,forexample,to a spacious CAMLOG auditorium for user training and a separate area for logis- ticalsupportofexternalCAMLOGtrainingandcontinuingeducationeventssev- eral hundred of which are held annually in Germany alone.InWimsheim,how- ever,notonlynewfunctionalbuildingsweretheresult,butratheranarchitectural translationoftheknownCAMLOGqualities.Transparency,forexample,isoneof those qualities to which CAMLOG/ALTATEC attaches great importance. This sense of clarity and perspective is clearly conveyed by the building’s interior characterized by the numerous sight lines and outlooks in the spirit of Le Cor- busier,whosaid,“Theviewneedstoroam.”Allconstructionmaterialsusedare recyclable or can at least be disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner. The entire premises including the 216 new parking places for staff and the ex- tensivegreenroofareasaredrainedbyanelaborateretentionbasinsystem,and thewaterisreturnedtothegroundinanaturalway.CAMLOG/ALTATEClookfor- ward to showing the more than 100 international visitor groups annually in Wimsheim both brand-new high-tech production as well as architectural es- thetics ‘made in Germany’. CAMLOG Biotechnologies AG Margarethenstrasse 38 4053 Basel, Switzerland E-mail: info@camlog.com Web: www.camlog.com W&H The new Elcomed— Powerful for surgery Top quality and power — the new Elcomed SA-310 from W&H has some impressive features.With just one operating stage and a total of four buttons, the user is able to adjust all the important parameters. Inadditiontotorque,motorspeedandquantityofliq- uid, six different programs can also be accessed fromtheclearlylaidoutdisplay.Theuseristhusable toindividuallysavethemostimportantrecurringop- erational procedures. In addition, the attached in- struments are also preset on the display in order to guarantee optimum power transmission. The Elcomed motor not only achieves speeds of 50,000rpmbutisalsothelightestandshortestmo- torinitsclass.Itcanbeusedwithallsurgicalinstru- ments that have an ISO connection. Together with thesurgicalhandpieces/contra-anglesfromW&H,it canachieveatorqueof80Ncmontherotaryinstru- ment. This high torque guarantees an extremely highmotorpower.Theuserisabletocutthrough the bone without exerting large amounts of force. The new Elcomed also features the advantage of simple and complete documentation. The dataarestoreddirectlyontheUSBstickthatisin- cludedinthedelivery.UsingtheUSBinterface,the useristhereforeabletotransferthesavedtreat- ment stages to the PC very easily.The data is displayed as a csv file,ready to be im- ported into standard analysis programs, and as a bitmap file. The documented information contains the torque curve and the screenshot of the Elcomed display on which all the set parameters can be viewed. Complete documenta- tionisthereforeguaranteedatnoaddi- tional cost. To enable the implant to heal as quickly as possible and with the least possible stress, the new Elcomed SA-310 has an automatic thread cutter function.The thread cuts into the bone when the foot control is activated. Upon reaching the pre-set torque, the thread cut- ter immediately switches to reverse opera- tion, in order to remove any bone chips.Thisprocesscanbestoppedby releasing the foot control. If the foot control is activated again, the thread cut- ter function will restart in forward opera- tion. In this way, compression on the bones is minimised and potential bone dam- age avoided. The motor, cable and handpiece holder are naturally thermo washer disinfectable and sterilizable. W&H Deutschland GmbH Raiffeisenstraße 4 83410 Laufen, Germany E-mail: office.de@wh.com Web: www.wh.com