Biomaterial Database

A new instrument (forceps/scissors) for preretinal membrane peeling, segmentation. 1996

H Wafapoor, and G A Peyman

Louisiana State University Eye Center, Louisiana State University Medical Center School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA.

This new intraocular instrument has been developed to aid vitreoretinal surgeons in the removal of preretinal membranes. It functions as both a forceps for membrane peeling and scissors for cutting.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008566	Membranes	Thin layers of tissue which cover parts of the body, separate adjacent cavities, or connect adjacent structures.	Membrane Tissue,Membrane,Membrane Tissues,Tissue, Membrane,Tissues, Membrane
D009885	Ophthalmology	A surgical specialty concerned with the structure and function of the eye and the medical and surgical treatment of its defects and diseases.	Ocular Surgery,Ocular Surgeries,Surgery, Ocular
D012160	Retina	The ten-layered nervous tissue membrane of the eye. It is continuous with the OPTIC NERVE and receives images of external objects and transmits visual impulses to the brain. Its outer surface is in contact with the CHOROID and the inner surface with the VITREOUS BODY. The outer-most layer is pigmented, whereas the inner nine layers are transparent.	Ora Serrata
D004867	Equipment Design	Methods and patterns of fabricating machines and related hardware.	Design, Equipment,Device Design,Medical Device Design,Design, Medical Device,Designs, Medical Device,Device Design, Medical,Device Designs, Medical,Medical Device Designs,Design, Device,Designs, Device,Designs, Equipment,Device Designs,Equipment Designs
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D014822	Vitreous Body	The transparent, semigelatinous substance that fills the cavity behind the CRYSTALLINE LENS of the EYE and in front of the RETINA. It is contained in a thin hyaloid membrane and forms about four fifths of the optic globe.	Vitreous Humor,Bodies, Vitreous,Body, Vitreous,Humor, Vitreous,Humors, Vitreous,Vitreous Bodies,Vitreous Humors
D018630	Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative	Vitreoretinal membrane shrinkage or contraction secondary to the proliferation of primarily retinal pigment epithelial cells and glial cells, particularly fibrous astrocytes, followed by membrane formation. The formation of fibrillar collagen and cellular proliferation appear to be the basis for the contractile properties of the epiretinal and vitreous membranes.	Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy,Vitreoretinopathy Neovascular Inflammatory,Inflammatories, Vitreoretinopathy Neovascular,Inflammatory, Vitreoretinopathy Neovascular,Neovascular Inflammatories, Vitreoretinopathy,Neovascular Inflammatory, Vitreoretinopathy,Proliferative Vitreoretinopathies,Vitreoretinopathies, Proliferative,Vitreoretinopathy Neovascular Inflammatories