Kershner Reversible Lid Speculum — Overview

The Kershner Reversible Lid Speculum (SA-790-ks family) offers both solid and wire blade configurations on a reversible frame, available in stainless steel or titanium, giving the surgeon the ability to choose between two distinct blade types from a single instrument family rather than stocking them as entirely separate products.

Solid and Wire Options

The “solid” variant uses machined blades for firm, stable retraction along a flat contact line, while the “wire” variant uses the lower-pressure, rounded wire loop contact preferred by surgeons who want a gentler retraction profile. Offering both under a shared reversible-frame design lets a surgical unit standardize around one instrument family while still giving individual surgeons the blade-type choice they prefer case to case.

Reversible Frame

Like the Chu reversible aspirating speculum, the reversible frame on this design allows configuration flexibility — reducing the number of distinct fixed-configuration instruments a facility needs to stock while still meeting the approach and blade-type needs of individual cases and surgeon preference.

Materials

Available in stainless steel, for durable general-purpose use, or titanium, for reduced weight and enhanced long-term corrosion resistance, across both the solid and wire blade options.

Clinical Use

This speculum is used in general cataract and anterior segment surgery by surgeons and facilities that want the flexibility of both blade types and approach reversibility from a single instrument family, rather than committing to a single fixed configuration.

Sterilization and Care

Fully autoclavable in both material and blade-type options. Given the reversible mechanism, the frame's moving parts should be checked for smooth, secure operation before each use, in addition to standard blade and spring tension checks.

Ordering

The Kershner Reversible Lid Speculum is available as SA-790-76 (stainless steel, solid), SA-800-09 (stainless steel, wire), SA-790-76T (titanium, solid), and related titanium-wire configurations. Scatter Instruments supplies this range internationally to hospitals, surgery centers, and distributors, with bulk pricing and OEM or private-label branding available on request.