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| Company | Molteno Ophthalmic Limited | Molteno Ophthalmic Limited | Molteno Ophthalmic Limited | Molteno Ophthalmic Limited | Molteno Ophthalmic Limited |
| Item | Microphthalmic Plate Molteno® Implant (M1) | Double-Plate Molteno® Implant (R2/L2) | Molteno3® Glaucoma Drainage Device | Pressure Ridge Single Plate Molteno® Implant (D1) | Single Plate Molteno® Implant (S1) |
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| Description | Long-term biocompatibility is established. Provides a robust and durable drainage system. Preplaced suture holes ensure correct positioning on the globe. Pressure Ridge Molteno® Implants have a subsidiary ridge which, when covered by Tenon’s | Long-term biocompatibility is established. Provides a robust and durable drainage system. Preplaced suture holes ensure correct positioning on the globe. Pressure Ridge Molteno® Implants have a subsidiary ridge which, when covered by Tenon’s | Molteno3® Glaucoma Drainage Device incorporates the latest advances from Professor Molteno’s glaucoma research. It has been extensively tested since early 2004 and gives even better control of intraocular pressure (IOP) with less risk of | Long-term biocompatibility is established. Provides a robust and durable drainage system. Preplaced suture holes ensure correct positioning on the globe. Pressure Ridge Molteno® Implants have a subsidiary ridge which, when covered by Tenon’s | Long-term biocompatibility is established. Provides a robust and durable drainage system. Preplaced suture holes ensure correct positioning on the globe. Pressure Ridge Molteno® Implants have a subsidiary ridge which, when covered by Tenon’s |
| Features | This is a mini version (plate diameter 8mm) of the Single Plate Molteno® Implant with a reduced radius of curvature suitable for microphthalmic eyes. | With twice the drainage area of the single plate implant, this Molteno® Implant is particularly suitable for neovascular glaucomas, acute glaucomas and combined cataract and glaucoma procedures.
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- The new, larger, more flexible plate is curved to fit the eyeball and is available in a choice of 175 mm2 & 230 mm2 (equivalent to the old double plate implant).
- Requires only single quadrant surgery and is suitable for either translimbal or pars plana surgery.
- Reduces surgery times by up to 20%.
- Has no moving parts and forms a robust thin walled bleb which drains very well
| The subsidiary ridge on this implant, when covered by Tenon’s capsule, acts as a pressure sensitive biological valve which limits the escape of aqueous from the eye and reduces postoperative hypotony.
This Molteno® Implant is particularly suitable for neovascular glaucomas, acute glaucomas in patients with reduced ciliary body function, elderly patients and combined cataract and glaucoma procedures.
| Particularly suitable for elderly patients with reduced ciliary body function and for combined cataract and glaucoma operations.
For acute glaucomas, this implant has been superseded by the Pressure Ridge Single Plate Molteno® Implant, which provides better control of postoperative hypotony.
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| Material | The implants consist of a fine bore silicone tube opening onto the upper surface of one or more episcleral plates. | The implants consist of a fine bore silicone tube opening onto the upper surface of one or more episcleral plates. | Inquire | The implants consist of a fine bore silicone tube opening onto the upper surface of one or more episcleral plates. | The implants consist of a fine bore silicone tube opening onto the upper surface of one or more episcleral plates. |
| Approval | New Zealand and Worldwide | New Zealand and Worldwide | Inquire | New Zealand and Worldwide | New Zealand and Worldwide |
| Product Number | M1 | R2/L2 | Inquire | D1 | S1 |
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