Ophthalmic knife, single-use

Intended purpose

A single use ophthalmic surgical instrument used to make precise incisions in eye tissue during ophthalmic surgery involving the eye and surrounding structures. It is typically a one-piece instrument with a sharp cutting blade at the distal tip and a handle at the proximal end. It can have a variety of blade edge shapes and is usually made of high-grade stainless steel and some types can employ silicon (i.e., a brittle metalloid material) blades