Device typeVitrectomy fluid/gas handling handpiece/cannula: A sterile, hand-held, invasive, ophthalmic surgical instrument intended to handle fluids and gases during vitreoretinal surgery. It is used for controlling the extraction of fluids, the internal drainage of subretinal fluid, retinal fold manipulation [proliferative vitreoretinopathie (PVR), retinotomies, translocation], and simultaneous or sequential gas/fluid exchange [fluid-air, air-gas, fluid-gas, fluid-perfluorocarbon (PFC), PFC-gas]. It consists of a handle with a blunt or soft tip/cannula, that is inserted into the eye, and may include aspiration tubing or an integral backflush reservoir for retrograde flushing of incarcerated tissue during aspiration. This is a single-use device.
FDA categoryCannula, Ophthalmic
Device ID13700773721198
AvailabilityPrescription
Single useYes
SterileYes
MRI safetyLabeling does not contain MRI Safety Information