Endo Optiks, Inc.
Little Silver, New Jersey-July 25, 2011-Endo Optiks, Inc. (Endo Optiks) today announced that they have introduced a triple-function 23g laser endoscope, which is now for sale in the United States and internationally.
"Endo Optiks is very pleased to have developed, with the support of its medical advisory board of retina specialists, the first triple-function 23g laser endoscope," said Steve Kohn, Co-founder and CEO of Endo Optiks."With laser, light, and a quality image in a 23g cannula, this novel device will fit through all standard 23g trocar systems. It will be a valuable tool for imaging and lasering during an array of retina procedures."
Features of the new 23g laser endoscope include:
- Triple-function: video, imaging and laser in a 23g endoscope
- Wider field of illumination than standard 23g endo-illuminators
- Fits through all 23g trocar systems
- Direct visualization and treatment of the posterior segment
- Laser treatment combined with illumination and visualization in 23g
- Small incision for endoscopic retinal applications.
"Endoscopy provides excellent visualization in surgical cases where the view is sub-optimal. I have used the 20-gauge endoscope for years as a means of addressing complicated retinal diseases such as severe endophthalmitis, chronic hypotony, and retinal disease in the setting of compromised anterior views,said Jeffrey Heier, MD, Ophthalmic Consultants of Boston."The ability to use 23-gauge endoscopy will definitely increase the number of cases amenable to endoscopic repair."
Dr. Thomas Lee, Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Doheny Eye Center, stated of the endoscope, "Laser endoscopy simplifies many vitrectomy tasks even when an adequate view through the operating microscope is available. Examples of this are viewing the retinal periphery and internal aspects of the sclerotomy sites at the end of the procedure, photocoagulating the most peripheral parts of the retina with this point and shoot technology, identifying scattered lens fragments during posterior phacofragmentation, visual assistance during the creation of PVD, and a host of other applications."
For more information on Endo Optiks or the new 23g laser endoscope, please visit www.endooptiks.com.
About
Endo
Optiks
Endo
Optiks
was
founded
in
1992
by
Steven
Kohn
and
Martin
Uram,
MD,
a
Retinal
Specialist
who
realized
the
need
for
a
minimally
invasive
technology
that
would
allow
imaging
and
treatment
through
a
single
incision.
Today
Endo
Optiks
is
best
known
for
its
proprietary
E2
Laser
and
Endoscopy
System
for
ECP,
a
glaucoma
procedure
often
done
in
conjunction
with
cataract
surgery.
The
company
also
manufactures
and
markets
the
E4
Endoscopy
System
for
Retinal
Surgery.