For the last few years there has been a strong and unrelenting trend towards single-use instruments in hospitals and clinics worldwide. We have responded to this trend and are pleased to offer our RaVoR™ probes for sleep-related breathing disorders and snoring treatment as disposables.

We first launched the RaVoR™ probes as reusable instruments over 15 years ago.
The RaVoR™ treatment was developed by Sutter and has since been firmly established and proven as a treatment option for patients suffering from socially disruptive snoring. The method is gentle and can be performed on an outpatient basis with little strain on patients. Special probes administer radiofrequency energy produced by a radiofrequency unit and cause deliberate local lesions without burning the mucosa.

So why the addition of single-use RaVoR™ probes?

Over the last 10 years, this trend seems to have accelerated due to a variety of reasons revolving around modern risk-management processes. One key aspect is that single-use instruments in sterile packaging reduce the risk of cross-contamination from one patient to another significantly. Another reason is that in terms of inventory management the risk of canceling an operation or procedure due to missing or damaged instruments or cables may be smaller.

Furthermore, there are potential savings in conjunction with the complex reprocessing of instruments (decontamination, sterilization, repackaging) combined with potentially reduced risk of needle-stick injuries as well as the damage or loss of instruments in sterilization departments.
For surgeons, a key advantage is that the instrument is new and provides optimal performance each time it is used and thereby reduces the risk of iatrogenic patient injuries arising from the repeated use of old or damaged instruments.

They are always new, always sharp, and always of the highest quality.

A perfect match

The CURIS® 4 MHz radiofrequency generator and the RaVoR™ single-use probes.

The Sutter RaVoR™ single-use probes are handmade in Freiburg and manufactured with the same quality standards as reusables. We now offer high quality RaVoR™ bipolar instruments combined with the comfort and safety of cost-effective, single-use sterile products.  

For further information, do not hesitate to contact our Sales-Team.