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VIII INTRODUCTION CUTTING EDGE TECHNOLOGY INTRODUCTION IX
INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION

Stainless Steel & Titanium Stainless Steel & Titanium
FORCEPS HOOKS | CHOPPERS | SPATULAS

INSTRUMENT SPECIFICATIONS INSTRUMENT SPECIFICATIONS

Stainless Steel Titanium Stainless Steel Titanium

Titanium is 35% lighter than stainless steel & will Titanium is 35% lighter than stainless steel & will
not magnetize. Stainless steel typically costs not magnetize. Stainless steel typically costs
less than titanium & is exceptionally durable. less than titanium & is exceptionally durable.
Wexler has combined the benefits of these two Wexler has combined the benefits of these two
materials & provide some instruments with a materials & provide some instruments with a
titanium handle & a stainless steel shaft. titanium handle & a stainless steel shaft.

Handles Handles
Flat handles reduce any unwanted movement, Flat handles reduce any unwanted movement,
thus increasing stability, offering better control thus increasing stability, offering better control
of the tissue. of the tissue.
Round handles allow for easier manipulation of Round handles allow for easier manipulation of
the instrument. the instrument.
Ring handles also offers better control of the
Flat Round Ring tissue. Flat Round
Tips Hooks
Grasping tips provide a firm hold of the capsule Wexler tips include the following:
when making the Capsulorhexis. Hourglass, Clover Leaf, Boat Hook, Cross
The Cystotome tips permits the surgeon to tear Action Prechoppers & Sharp Wedge Choppers,
and grasp the capsule in one step, thus reducing which are great for nucleus division &
the eye manipulation. manipulation.

Utrata - Grasping tips Utrata - Cystotome tips Hourglass Clover Leaf Boat Hook Ball Hook

Cross-Action Prechoppers Sharp Edge PreChoppers

Forceps are available with multiple tip styles.
Toothed, Pierse and Serrated Forceps are ideal
for grasping structures, allowing for a sturdy
1x2 Teeth Prechopper Ring Pierse hold, while Platform and TC Inserted tips are
used to securely hold a needle or the suture.
Smooth forceps allow for a steady hold on Choppers Manipulation
delicate tissues

Smooth Serrated TC Coated Platform

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