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Cryoprobes are used to grasp, provide traction, and facilitate orbital tumour removal.1–4 Standard ophthalmic cryoprobe tips are typically rounded and offer small surface areas for cryo-adhesion. I describe a new spatulated cryotherapy probe with a large oval and uniform surface area for adhesion and subsequent traction. This report uses photography to document the use of this probe and describes its manufacture and effectiveness during orbital surgery.
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Three spatulated probes were manufactured (Mira, Inc, “Finger-tip probe,” Uxbridge, MA, USA) under Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), International Standards Organization (ISO), and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines (fig 1).
Footnotes
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The work is supported by The EyeCare Foundation, Inc and Research to Prevent. Blindness, New York, USA.
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Dr Finger has no proprietary interest in the instrument described in this study.