HOMESurgical InstrumentsINNOVATIONSFumiaki Yoshitomi,M.D.
Newly designed and developed spatula hook for the purpose of preventing complications in PEA surgery caused by endotherial injuries resulted from divided or crushed nucleus fragments hitting to corneal endothelium (postoperative corneal edema, corneal opacity and bullous keratopathy especially caused by hard nucleus fragments beating against corneal endothelium).
This spatula hook is designed for holding irregular shaped nucleus fragments rising to the corneal endothelium down while it is dividing and manipulating nucleus body by two shafts in cobra head shape in the process of phacoemulsification and aspiration technique.
(Patent applied for)
The handpiece for Visco-spatula knife is 8mm in diameter,76mm in length and approx.15g. in weight of viscoelastic material in use to the least possible amount.
The tip of this model is "Nagahara Phaco Chopper" type. Other designs are the same as M-1160.
Name:Fumiaki Yoshitomi,M.D.
AFFILIATIONS:
YOSHITOMI EYE CENTER, Dazaifu City Fukuoka-Ken, Japan
Name:Makoto Fukuyama,M.D.
AFFILIATIONS:
AFFILIATIONS: FUKUYAMA EYE CENTER, Ohmuta City, Fukuoka-Ken, Japan.
