Lester-Burch Eye Speculum — Overview

The Lester-Burch Eye Speculum (S1-560-20) is a distinctive eyelid retractor with flanges built into the blades, a 7.5cm overall length, a 21mm solid blade, an adjustable mechanism, and a locking screw — combining several features found individually in other designs into one instrument.

Flanged Blades

The flanges on the blades are raised edges or lips along the blade surface, which broaden the effective contact area against the lid margin beyond what a flat solid blade alone provides, and can help keep drape material or lashes from slipping past the blade edge during the procedure. This is a design detail aimed at keeping the surgical field cleanly separated from the lid margin and surrounding structures throughout longer cases.

21mm Solid Blade with Locking Screw

At 21mm, this is one of the wider blade sizes in the speculum range, providing substantial exposure, and the adjustable mechanism with locking screw allows the surgeon to fix that wide spread securely rather than relying on spring tension alone to maintain such a large aperture.

Clinical Use

This speculum is used in procedures requiring wide, stable exposure with additional field containment from the flanged blade design — oculoplastic surgery, reconstructive procedures, and other cases where both maximal access and a controlled, debris-free field matter.

Material and Construction

Manufactured from surgical-grade stainless steel and hand-finished in Sialkot, Pakistan, with the flanged blade geometry and locking screw mechanism integrated into a single robust frame.

Sterilization and Care

Fully autoclavable. The flanges should be checked for debris accumulation during cleaning, and the locking screw checked for smooth, secure operation before each use.

Ordering

The Lester-Burch Eye Speculum, SKU S1-560-20, is supplied by Scatter Instruments to hospitals, surgery centers, and distributors internationally, with bulk pricing and OEM or private-label branding available on request.