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Fixed loop surgical instruments designed for eye lens extraction and manipulation and/or irrigation of eye tissues during ophthalmic procedures. These instruments typically consist of a manual, handheld instrument with a small, fixed, rigid, metallic wire loop (frequently serrated) at its distal tip and a handle for easy manipulation; the instrument may also include a channel (e.g., cannula) for eye irrigation from an external irrigator. Lens fixed loop instruments (i.e., lens loops) are used in a variety of ophthalmic surgery procedures requiring accurate gentle manipulation of delicate tissues.
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