Surgical device for storage and placement of grafts

Abstract

There is disclosed a surgical device comprising a handle (14) for releasable attachment to a cartridge (1) adapted to hold an endothelial corneal implant in a scrolled or double coiled configuration. The handle has a forward end for releasable attachment to the cartridge, a rearward end and a gripping portion (60) between said forward and rearward ends. The gripping portion is substantially planar so as to facilitate being gripped between finger and thumb. The handle incorporates a first flexible fluid conduit (61) for releasable fluid connection to the cartridge at the forward end of the handle. There is further disclosed a surgical device comprising a handle having a forward end and a rearward end and a gripping portion between said forward and rearward ends. The gripping portion is substantially planar so as to facilitate being gripped between finger and thumb. The surgical device also comprises a cartridge having a forward end, a rearward end and a hollow interior that is open at the forward and rearward ends, the rearward end for releasable attachment to the forward end of the handle, and the hollow interior of the cartridge adapted to hold an endothelial corneal implant in a scrolled or double coiled configuration. In addition, the surgical device comprises a first flexible fluid conduit incorporated in the handle, wherein the first flexible fluid conduit is configured for releasable fluid connection to the rearward end of the cartridge at the forward end of the handle.

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