On 5 Feb 97 at 16:19, David Simpson wrote:
>
> There is an abrasive cable saw that's used for cutting PVC and
> ABS
> plastic pipe in constrained areas like inside walls, under
> foundations, and for pruning trees etc. It's basically a steel cable
> with a loop on each end. You loop it around the pipe, limb (woody),
> or limb (humanoid), and saw away. You could attach a lanyard to each
> end to provide extra reach.
> ABS (plastic pipe, not abdominal muscles) is pretty tough stuff,
> so I
> imagine bone wouldn't be a problem.
>
> Dave Simpson
> davids@cybergate.com
>
In my original post I said:
> The problem is cutting through the big bone in the middle, in
> cramped spaces. In the operating room under controlled
> circumstances, we use a wire saw like those sold in camping stores
> (about 14" long with serrations along it, a split ring on either
> end). Actually, one of the orthopedic surgeons in Charlotte, NC has
> switched to actual camping saws -- they're a lot cheaper and work
> just as well.
>
> But one of these saws requires a fair bit of room around the leg,
> and might not work very well in some situations. An alternative is
> a Gerber folding camp saw, which can be used with minimal motion
> even in a confined space. But it still requires some motion, and in
> some situations might be very slow and tiring to use.
Sounds very similar to what we've already got. But you said
"abrasive" and ours have teeth. Where does one get one of these
abrasive saws? Maybe we should test one to see if it's better than
the toothed cable saws we use.
Thanks.
--Keith Conover, M.D., FACEP
http://www.pitt.edu/~kconover
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