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Compounding Disaster - July 2016 - Subscribe to Outpatient Surgery Magazine

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Mynosys | Zepto Precision Pulse Capsulotomy Here's a slick and promising new way to create a cap- sulorhexis. Surgeons cen- ter the device over the visual axis and acti- vate the tip, which sucks to the capsular bag to trap and heat surface water molecules in 4 mil- liseconds. The molecules rapidly expand to cleave tissue. A company rep says the strength of the resulting cut's edge is 2 to 4 times greater than a laser-generated capsulorhexis. The platform's power supply unit costs $2,000. The single-use handpiece, which can be inserted through incisions as small as 2.2 mm, costs $110. Mynosys expects to receive 510(k) clearance for the system later this year. The only other practical methods for making a capsulorhexis are manual techniques, which require a great deal of skill, and the fem- tosecond laser, which requires a $500,000 initial investment, per- click fees and maintenance contracts. There's no evidence that mak- ing a capsulorhexis with a laser improves clinical outcomes, so it makes sense to consider a more affordable option. This device could level the surgical playing field, allowing low-volume surgeons to make the near-perfect capsulorhexis needed to implant specialty lenses and achieve the enhanced refractive outcomes for which patients pay a premium. J U L Y 2 0 1 6 • O U T PA T I E N TS U R G E R Y. N E T • 8 7

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