business needs. business help and have been skillfully trained to listen and respond quickly to your ENT ENT your to quickly respond and listen to trained skillfully been have and help enhance the quality of life for your patients. Our ENT sales consultants are here to here are consultants sales ENT Our patients. your for life of quality the enhance continue to offer innovative procedure solutions to help improve outcomes and outcomes improve help to solutions procedure innovative offer to continue commitment to the ENT community continues to expand at Olympus, we will will we Olympus, at expand to continues community ENT the to commitment Rhinology, Laryngology, Sleep, and Head and Neck procedures. As our our As procedures. Neck and Head and Sleep, Laryngology, Rhinology, advanced visualization and treatment products for Pediatric ENT, Pediatric for products treatment and visualization advanced does Olympus provide procedure solutions for Otology, we also offer also we Otology, for solutions procedure provide Olympus does Today, the Richards line of products is still being offered through Olympus. Not only Not Olympus. through offered being still is products of line Richards the Today, market. have resulted in the most comprehensive line of otologic products in the in products otologic of line comprehensive most the in resulted have Oto-endoscopy to precision instrumentation; these innovations in Otology in innovations these instrumentation; precision to Oto-endoscopy to the first commercially available vent tube, and from advancements in in advancements from and tube, vent available commercially first the to designs TORP and new materials and technologies. From the first PORP first the From technologies. and materials new ® ® prostheses through the development of new products and the introduction of introduction the and products new of development the through prostheses five decades since, the Richards line has expanded to revolutionize middle ear ear middle revolutionize to expanded has line Richards the since, decades five In 1956, Richards Manufacturing introduced the world’s first stapes implant. In the In implant. stapes first world’s the introduced Manufacturing Richards 1956, In LEADING THE WAY IN OTOLOGY IN WAY THE LEADING StapeS alloyS & materialS FLUOROPLASTICS Fluoroplastics are polymers that are composed of carbon and fluorine atoms. They come from a variety of different resins and are used in a wide range of industrial, medical, and home applications. Teflon is the brand name of one of the more popular varieties of fluoroplastic. Fluoroplastics are highly regarded by otologists for their inertness, smoothness of texture, and biocompatibility. Fluoroplastic parts are molded, machined from rods, or formed from tubing and sheeting. White and blue are the colors used by Olympus. NITINOL Nitinol (Nickel-Titanium alloy) is a shape-memory metal alloy that has been used in medical applications for years. Since nitinol “self-fashions” with Stapes Implant heat, the crimping maneuver is dramatically simplified. Reference Guide PLATINUM Complete Stapes Procedure Solutions Platinum is a highly corrosive resistant material and very ductile metal that is well tolerated by the body. Devices made from platinum wire or ribbon can easily be adjusted or crimped by a physician, and will retain their formed shape without “spring-back.” POROUS POLYETHYLENE Porous polyethylene (Plasti-Pore) is formed by sintering many individual polyethylene resin particles. It permits tissue ingrowth into the interconnecting pores of the implant material. The base resin, polyethylene, is known to be a very inert material. The natural white color is the only one used by Olympus. STAINLESS STEEL Stainless steel (ASTM F 138, Grade 2) is special quality implant-grade steel that has long been in use in medical implants. It has a balanced corrosion resistant chemistry and an extremely clean microstructure. Stainless steel parts are machined from rods. Wire made of this material is also used for many ENT products. TITANIUM Titanium (ASTM F 136) is used in many medical implants. It has excellent corrosion resistance and is well tolerated by tissue. The material is lightweight and MRI compatible. © 2012 Gyrus ACMI. All rights reserved. Printed in USA. ™ and ® Trademarks and Registered Trademark, respectively, of Olympus and Gyrus ACMI, Inc. or their affili- ated entities in the U.S. and/or other countries of the world. Gyrus ACMI For more information or order inquires, 2285 Appling Road, Bartlett, TN 38133 please call 800-773-4301 or TEL: 901-373-0200 visit us at www.olympusamerica.com 2012-03 REV AC 70600978 business needs. business help and have been skillfully trained to listen and respond quickly to your ENT ENT your to quickly respond and listen to trained skillfully been have and help enhance the quality of life for your patients. Our ENT sales consultants are here to here are consultants sales ENT Our patients. your for life of quality the enhance continue to offer innovative procedure solutions to help improve outcomes and outcomes improve help to solutions procedure innovative offer to continue commitment to the ENT community continues to expand at Olympus, we will will we Olympus, at expand to continues community ENT the to commitment Rhinology, Laryngology, Sleep, and Head and Neck procedures. As our our As procedures. Neck and Head and Sleep, Laryngology, Rhinology, advanced visualization and treatment products for Pediatric ENT, Pediatric for products treatment and visualization advanced does Olympus provide procedure solutions for Otology, we also offer also we Otology, for solutions procedure provide Olympus does Today, the Richards line of products is still being offered through Olympus. Not only Not Olympus. through offered being still is products of line Richards the Today, market. have resulted in the most comprehensive line of otologic products in the in products otologic of line comprehensive most the in resulted have Oto-endoscopy to precision instrumentation; these innovations in Otology in innovations these instrumentation; precision to Oto-endoscopy to the first commercially available vent tube, and from advancements in in advancements from and tube, vent available commercially first the to designs TORP and new materials and technologies. From the first PORP first the From technologies. and materials new ® ® prostheses through the development of new products and the introduction of introduction the and products new of development the through prostheses five decades since, the Richards line has expanded to revolutionize middle ear ear middle revolutionize to expanded has line Richards the since, decades five In 1956, Richards Manufacturing introduced the world’s first stapes implant. In the In implant. stapes first world’s the introduced Manufacturing Richards 1956, In LEADING THE WAY IN OTOLOGY IN WAY THE LEADING For more information call 800.262.3540 StapeS alloyS & materialS For order inquiries call 800.773.4301 or visit us at www.gyrusacmi.com FLUOROPLASTICS ENT DIVISION: 2925 Appling Road Fluoroplastics are polymers that are composed of carbon and fluo- Bartlett, TN 38133 TEL 1-901-373-0200 rine atoms. They come from a variety of different resins and are used FAX 1-800-757-2942 in a wide range of industrial, medical, and home applications. Teflon is US Headquarters: Gyrus ACMI, Inc. the brand name of one of the more popular varieties of fluoroplastic. 136 Turnpike Road Southborough, MA 01772 Fluoroplastics are highly regarded by otologists for their inertness, TEL 1-508-804-2600 smoothness of texture, and biocompatibility. Fluoroplastic parts are Sales Locations: USA molded, machined from rods, or formed from tubing and sheeting. Gyrus ACMI L.P. 6655 Wedgwood Rd, Suite 160 White and blue are the colors used by Olympus. Maple Grove, MN 55311 TEL 1-763-416-3000 NITINOL Canada Olympus Canada, Inc. Nitinol (Nickel-Titanium alloy) is a shape-memory metal alloy that has been 151 Telson Road Markham, Ontario L3R 1E7 Staples Implant used in medical applications for years. Since nitinol “self-fashions” with Canada heat, the crimping maneuver is dramatically simplified. TEL 1-800-387-0437 Latin America Reference Guide PLATINUM Olympus Latin America 5301 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 290 Complete Stapes Procedure Solutions Miami, FL 33126, United States of America Platinum is a highly corrosive resistant material and very ductile metal that TEL 1-305-266-2332 UK is well tolerated by the body. Devices made from platinum wire or ribbon KeyMed Ltd can easily be adjusted or crimped by a physician, and will retain their KeyMed House Stock Road formed shape without “spring-back.” Southend-on-Sea, Essex SS2 5QH United Kingdom POROUS POLYETHYLENE TEL 44-0-1702-616333 Europe Porous polyethylene (Plasti-Pore) is formed by sintering many indi- Olympus Medical Systems Europa GmbH Wendenstr. 14–18 vidual polyethylene resin particles. It permits tissue ingrowth into the 20097 Hamburg Germany interconnecting pores of the implant material. The base resin, poly- TEL 49-40-23773-0 ethylene, is known to be a very inert material. The natural white Australia Olympus Australia Pty Ltd. color is the only one used by Olympus. 31 Gilby Road Mount Waverley STAINLESS STEEL Victoria 3149 Australia TEL 61-1300-132-992 Stainless steel (ASTM F 138, Grade 2) is special quality implant-grade steel Hong Kong that has long been in use in medical implants. It has a balanced Olympus Hong Kong and China Ltd. L43, Office Tower, Langham Place corrosion resistant chemistry and an extremely clean microstructure. 8 Argyle Street, Mongkok Kowloon, Hong Kong Stainless steel parts are machined from rods. Wire made of this material is TEL 85-2-2481-7812 also used for many ENT products. Korea Olympus Korea Co., Ltd. 4F, Gyeongam Bldg. TITANIUM Kangnam-Gu, Seoul, 135-090 Korea Titanium (ASTM F 136) is used in many medical implants. It has TEL 82-2-6207-3200 excellent corrosion resistance and is well tolerated by tissue. 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