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POCKETMAKER<\/h1><\/div>

Status: Ready for the Market<\/h1><\/div>

Device for performing microsurgical eye operations<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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The PocketMaker ultrakeratome is a milestone of modern corneal surgery in terms of cutting accuracy and safety. It allows to perform precise cuts with micrometre-range accuracy at virtually any corneal depth. The precision and quality of the performed cut is unique and cannot be achieved with any other tool, not even with a femtosecond laser system that is several times more expensive. The PocketMaker ultrakeratome is used in implant surgery, transplant surgery and, in combination with the add-on system \u2018artificial anterior chamber\u2019, also in corneal banks to create prefabricated transplants. <\/p>\n<\/div>

Note:<\/span> PocketMaker was approved in the EU as a medical device in 2006 under the MDD and has been used successfully since then. Due to the regulatory changeover in the EU from the MDD to the MDR, ALL (!) medical devices on the market throughout the EU must be re-approved according to the new MDR. This also applies to PocketMaker. PocketMaker is therefore currently not available as a medical device. The new approval process is expected to be completed by 2026. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Unmatched precision and cutting quality<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

The micrometre-range cutting accuracy and quality of the PocketMaker technology in a living cornea is unmatched. The data below show the result of a related study on the living eye in corneal implant surgery using OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) measurements at a predefined cutting depth of 300 micrometres over a cutting surface diameter of 9 mm. No other surgical system is able to achieve such excellent cutting quality and repeat accuracy. <\/p>\n<\/div>

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The PocketMaker is an ultra-thin, perfectly sharpened diamond blade with a cutting edge that tapers to atomic level. The blade is guided over a surface up to 9 mm in diameter, performing a high-precision cut in the cornea to a predefined depth.<\/p>\n

The pictures below show the difference between a PocketMaker and a femtosecond laser cut immediately after performing a 9 mm-diameter slit with a corneal depth of 300 micrometres in a living eye. The perfect cutting performance of the PocketMaker compared to the fairly rough cutting surface achieved by the femtosecond laser is clearly visible.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The following video shows the use of the PocketMaker in corneal implant surgery while creating a closed gap with a diameter of 9 mm to a depth of exactly 300 micrometres.<\/p>\n<\/div>