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Paycheck vs. Purchasing Power - Outpatient Surgery Magazine - January 2018

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• miLoop. With Iantech's elegant miLoop, the surgeon makes an incision, and performs the capsulorhexis and hydrodissects as nor- mal. But instead of inserting a phaco probe, he inserts the miLoop device tip inside the eye. A forward push of the slider atop the device deploys a tiny preformed nitinol fila- ment loop. A slight twist of the device causes the loop to sweep under the anterior capsule, essentially lassoing the lens. Pulling back on the slider contracts the loop and bisects the lens. Dial the lens a few degrees and do it again. Iantech points out 3 advantages with the miLoop: • All the force moves centrally. There is zero stress on the fragile capsule or on the zonules that hold the capsule in place. • It releases no phaco energy inside the eye, presumably helping to save corneal endothe- lial cells. • It could be cheaper than phaco, especially in remote locations. The inventor, Sean Ianchulev, MD, MPH, is said to have originated the idea while slicing a slab of hard cheese with a wire cutter. "It's great for rock-hard cataracts," reports Young Choi, MD, a Birmingham, Ala, ophthal- mologist and a consultant to Iantech. "It uses no energy, no heat and therefore, less inflam- J A n U A R Y 2 0 1 8 • O U T PA T I E N T S U R G E R Y. N E T • 9 9 9 Orchard, Suite 111 Lake Forest, CA 92630 www.optisurgical.com info@optisurgical.com Call AOI for Information 800.576.1266 or 949.580.1266 Instrument Rinse System ® • For instruments with lumen and tubing • Provides consistent rinsing pressure and volume regardless of the operator • Eliminates hand fatigue caused by repetitive syringe use • Frees up your hands to perform other tasks, greatly improving the speed and efficiency of your reprocessing department Still rinsing with a syringe? Use the

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