The Woodpecker™ can be used both as a rasp for prosthetic device operations and as an intramedullary pin implantation and extraction machine. The high-frequency axial impulses of the instrument substantially reduce operating time. At the same time, avoiding a none-physiological build up of pressure in the bone.
 

The low weight of the instrument and the low force needed to manipulate it virtually rule out user fatigue. The surgeon is therefore able to concentrate entirely on the operation, consequently improving precision.

Accurately fitting modelling of the medullary space can be achieved thanks to the axial movements backwards and forwards. Gaps between the bone and prosthetic device shaft are avoided.
 

The extremely low-level pulses of the The Woodpecker™ reduce the intra-osseous pressure.