Spartan KiS® 2D The General, 0.7 mm, 3 mm (EMS)

Obtura Spartan · KiS® microsurgical tips, EMS

The general-purpose tip, sized for a larger root, on an EMS thread

A 0.5mm tip is the wrong instrument in a wide root end. The KiS® 2D is the same general-purpose microsurgical design as the KiS® 1D at 0.7mm across, which Obtura Spartan built to access larger diameter roots. Same 80° working end, same 3.0mm cutting surface, diamond coated. This is the EMS version: the same instrument cut with the M3 x 0.5 thread, which fits an EMS-threaded scaler.

This pack: Obtura Spartan KiS® 2D EMS Microsurgical Ultrasonic Tip, 0.7mm diameter, 3.0mm cutting surface · single tip · diamond coated · supplied non-sterile

›  Working end: 0.7mm diameter, 3.0mm cutting surface, angled 80°. Improved irrigation port.

›  Coating: Diamond coated. Obtura Spartan state the coating reduces the risk of microfractures while allowing better adaptation of filling materials

›  Thread: M3 x 0.5 – fits an EMS-threaded scaler

›  Intensity: Medium to high – Obtura Spartan's guidance for every KiS® tip, with new users starting low to medium

What Obtura Spartan list it for

›  General purpose, for larger diameter roots

›  Angled 80° at the working end

›  Obtura Spartan describe it as slightly longer than other microsurgical instruments, for better access

Supplied non-sterile. Reprocessing is validated to ISO 17664-1 and ISO 17665-1: pre-clean in a pH-neutral ultrasonic solution, dry, then prevacuum steam at 132°C for 4 minutes.

Asked before buying

Will it fit my ultrasonic unit? Obtura Spartan make the range for scalers using M3 x 0.6 threading, and offer every tip again as the E series with M3 x 0.5. This one is M3 x 0.5. Check your unit's manual first – they warn that forcing a tip with the wrong thread damages the device. The tip wrench seats it properly.

How long does a tip last? Obtura Spartan state the tips were tested to 250 reprocessing cycles to ISO 18397 without loss of performance or corrosion – but end of life is set by wear in use as well, so inspect each tip during cleaning and retire damaged ones. They also ask for very light pressure: small-diameter tips are subject to breakage at any time.

Complete the set-up

Diamond coated · Microsurgical · M3 x 0.5 · Autoclavable 132°C · REF KIS-2E