Crozafon FemtoSecond Laser Lid Speculum — Overview

The Crozafon FemtoSecond Laser Lid Speculum (SA-790-61) is an eyelid retractor purpose-built for femtosecond laser-assisted procedures, featuring an angled arm design and a 20mm open wire blade, nasal-approach configuration, sized for adult use.

Why a Dedicated Femtosecond Laser Speculum

Femtosecond laser platforms — used in laser-assisted cataract surgery and certain corneal procedures — typically require the patient's eye to interface with a docking cone or suction ring attached to the laser system, which changes the clearance requirements around the eye compared with conventional manual surgery. The angled arm design on this speculum is shaped specifically to avoid interfering with that laser docking interface, keeping the retractor out of the path of the laser's optical assembly while still holding the lids open. This is a functional requirement that a standard, non-angled speculum often cannot meet without repositioning or removal during the laser docking step.

Open Wire Blade, 20mm, Nasal Approach

The blade is a 20mm open wire design — the larger size providing wide exposure suited to accommodating the laser interface equipment, and the open wire profile keeping the blade low-mass and less likely to obstruct the laser system's view or physical clearance around the eye. The nasal-approach configuration keeps the instrument body positioned to clear space for the laser docking mechanism, which commonly approaches from a fixed central or nasal-adjacent position.

Clinical Use

This speculum is used specifically in femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery and related laser platforms, where standard speculums may not provide the clearance the laser docking cone requires. It is typically stocked by facilities offering laser-assisted cataract surgery alongside their conventional phacoemulsification instrument sets.

Material and Construction

Manufactured from surgical-grade stainless steel and hand-finished in Sialkot, Pakistan, with the angled arm geometry built into the base design specifically for laser-platform compatibility rather than as a modification of a standard speculum.

Sterilization and Care

Fully autoclavable and intended for repeated reuse, with standard pre-use inspection for wire deformation, arm alignment, and spring tension given the precision required for reliable laser-platform compatibility.

Ordering

The Crozafon FemtoSecond Laser Lid Speculum, SKU SA-790-61, is supplied by Scatter Instruments to laser cataract surgery centers, hospitals, and distributors internationally, with bulk pricing and OEM or private-label branding available on request.