Knolle-Pearce Irrigating Vectis Fluid Flow with Three Front Opening Ports, 23g

Knolle-Pearce Irrigating Vectis Fluid flow through three front opening ports, 23 gauge loop Product Description: Material: Stainless Steel Name: Knolle-Pearce Irrigating Vectis Size: Fluid flow through three front opening ports, 23g loop Uses: Ophthalmic Surgery Overall Length: 3 inches

• Instrument Type: A specialized cataract surgery instrument, specifically an irrigating vectis.
• Primary Function: To safely express the lens nucleus (the cloudy core of the cataract) out of the eye during procedures like Extracapsular Cataract Extraction (ECCE) or as a rescue tool in phacoemulsification surgery.
• Unique Design Feature: It combines a lens loop (vectis) with integrated irrigation.
• Vectis/Loop: A spoon-shaped tip (23g in this case) that slides behind the nucleus to support and lift it.
• Irrigation Ports: Three small openings at the front of the loop.
• The integrated irrigation provides a continuous flow of fluid (BSS) during the maneuver.
• The fluid inflow keeps the front part of the eye (anterior chamber) formed, preventing it from collapsing.
• The fluid flow cushions the cornea (the clear front of the eye) and the delicate endothelial cells from damage as the nucleus is removed.