Rhein has introduced the newSteinert Malyugin Ring Manipulator developed in coordination with Roger F. Steinert, MD. The manipulator is designed to facilitate the placement of all four loops of the Malyugin ring at the beginning of the case, and to remove the loops from the pupil at the conclusion. The size and shape of the extension tip and the breadth of the arm allow this one instrument to manipulate the ring in all necessary directions, the maker says. Malyugin ring loops can be easily shifted in all directions in the plane of the iris as well as elevated or depressed.
In addition, Rhein offers new Krausz Malyugin Ring Manipulators. Developed in coordination with Howard Krausz, PhD, MD, they engage the Malyugin ring scrolls, cupping the coil with a miniature spoon. This enables manipulation of the ring scrolls in three dimensions, anterior and posterior as well as in the iris plane. The double-ended instrument works for both right and left side scrolls and can be used through cataract incision to manipulate side scrolls or through side-port incision for proximal and distal scrolls. Rhein says the manipulators increase patient safety since the ring can be positioned more reliably than with other instruments.
Contact Rhein at (727) 209-2244 for information.
From TBI: First Sterile Cornea Allograft
Tissue Banks International hasannounced the availability of the VisionGraft Sterile Cornea, an irradiated cornea for use in tectonic transplant procedures and the nation's first sterile cornea allograft, says TBI. The product offers additional patient safety and dramatic reduction in the risk for disease transmission. It is also ready to use at room temperature and shelf-stable for at least one year, making it ideal to have in stock for use in trauma/emergency procedures as well as for scheduled surgeries.
The VisionGraft Sterile Cornea has already been used in glaucoma tube shunt coverage, as a patch graft and with a keratoprosthesis. Early surgical outcomes for anterior lamellar and deep anterior lamellar procedures have been promising and further evaluations are under way, according to TBI. The VisionGraft Sterile Cornea is not intended for use in penetrating keratoplasty or endothelial replacement transplants.
The VisionGraft Sterile Cornea is available whole, or pre-cut for specific applications according to surgeon specifications. The allografts are prepared at the National Eye Bank Center in
For more information, visit tbionline.org.
Optovue iVue OCT Small Size, Wide Access
Optovue has premiered its 4.5-lbspectral domain OCT that is not only small enough to fit on an instrument delivery system, it detaches from the slit-lamp style base to become a handheld portable/mobile. Grand rounds, multiple offices, satellite clinics or pediatric eye care, the system is the first commercially available one of its kind that makes economically attainable, advanced OCT technology available to every clinician, according to the company.
Optovue sought to make an OCT that was as small as a camcorder, and affordable at every level of practice. The spectral-domain technology has fewer moving components than the previous technology, making reduction in the overall size feasible. Optovue says its record of industry firsts includes: FDA-cleared spectral-domain OCT available in the United States; the first offering both retina disease and glaucoma scanning and analysis; first with a normative database for glaucoma and retina thickness; first normative database to adjust for ethnicity as well as optic disk size and age (as well as the largest of any system); and first to offer both posterior and anterior segment scanning in a single system.Now the addition of iVue—with scanning and analysis for retina, glaucoma, cornea and a world leading normative database—wraps the technology in one affordable and portable package.
For information visit optovue.com.
Topconn Medical Expands its Offerings in a Host of Areas
Topcon Medical Systems has introduced a host of new products:
• EyeRoute Image Management Suite is complete software for ophthalmology image management and sharing. It enables interconnection of multiple and varied Topcon and non-Topcon products, providing access to images, videos and exams virtually anytime, anywhere through different modalities: desktop, Web and iPhone.
• EyeRoute O.R. module enables direct digital video recording of surgeries into EyeRoute and live streaming via the EyeRoute system. It eliminates the need for DVD burning by providing instant access to videos for quality assurance and education.
• EyeRoute Mobile iPhone application enables physicians to access images and reports stored in EyeRoute via a secure and protected interface from any 3G compatible iPhone. Through an intuitive touch screen, the application offers multiple review and manipulation formats of patient data and images. In addition, notes or audible dictation can be securely added to an exam or image and shared or answered.
• 3D OCT‐2000, successor to the 3D OCT‐1000, the new system enhances the users' ability to image and visualize large areas of the macula and the optic nerve in high resolution on an integrated color touchscreen display. Additional features include easier connectivity, improved workflow and new clinical modules.
• iTrace Optical Analyzer uses superior ray-tracing technology to deliver multiple measurement principles in a single device. It's available in two product versions, the iTrace Combo and iTrace Solo, and helps practitioners gain valuable knowledge in determining a patient's visual status to preempt surgery options, saving time, space and cost.
• Combining mydriatic and non-mydriactic retinal imaging capabilities into a single system, the TRC‐NW7SF MK II is designed to capture fundus images including color, red‐free and fluorescein angiography.
• CA‐200, an ergonomic and compact corneal analyzer can operate as a standalone unit independent of an external PC. It comes equipped with an 8-inch LCD touchscreen, as well as Wi-Fi for connectivity.
• MicroSlit illuminator, a new accessory for the OMS‐800 microscope, provides better viewing of the host‐graft interface, improving workflow and outcomes for DSAEK procedures.
For information, visit Topcon.com or call (201) 599‐5100.
Navilas Laser System Earns FDA Approval
OD-OS has earned FDA 510k Clearance to market Navilas. The new navigated laser system incorporates advanced imaging with retinal laser therapy in a planned and controlled way using image registration in one device with integrated workflow to improve the safety, accuracy, speed, comfort and transparency of retina laser photocoagulation. Laser photocoagulation is the current standard in the treatment of many retinal disorders including diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema.
Navilas produces a live image of the fundus in true color, IR and red-free as well as fluorescien angiography with 50 degree field of view on a monitor—panable across the fundus. In contrast to fundus cameras or scanning laser ophthalmoscopes, this patented imaging technology is capable of real-time imaging of the retina in color—both mydratic and non-mydratic—while including a treatment laser to treat the retina. For information, call (877) 628-6367 or visit od-os.com.
