Lieberman Pediatric Lid Speculum, Open Wire Blade, Nasal Approach — Overview

The Lieberman Pediatric Lid Speculum (SA-790-30) is an 8mm open wire blade retractor with a 5.75cm overall length, sized for pediatric cases that fall between the smallest infant specula and full adult sizing — a scale gap that several instruments in this broader speculum range are designed to fill.

Pediatric Sizing at 8mm

An 8mm blade is larger than typical infant specula (commonly 4–6mm) but smaller than the general adult range (commonly starting at 10mm), making this a specifically pediatric-scale instrument for children whose palpebral fissure has grown past infant dimensions but who aren't yet suited to adult-sized retraction.

Open Wire Blade

The blade is an open wire design, offering low-mass, gentle contact appropriate for pediatric tissue, with the standard consideration that open-blade designs require careful, deliberate placement to avoid the exposed wire end catching tissue.

Clinical Use

This speculum is used in pediatric ophthalmic surgery for children beyond infant age but not yet adult-sized — strabismus surgery, pediatric cataract procedures, and other anterior segment work in this intermediate age and size range.

Material and Construction

Manufactured from surgical-grade stainless steel and hand-finished in Sialkot, Pakistan, with spring tension calibrated for pediatric, rather than infant or adult, tissue and force requirements.

Sterilization and Care

Fully autoclavable. Routine pre-use inspection for wire deformation and reduced spring tension is standard, along with checking the open blade end for burrs.

Ordering

The Lieberman Pediatric Lid Speculum, Open Wire Blade, Nasal Approach, SKU SA-790-30, is supplied by Scatter Instruments to pediatric ophthalmic units, hospitals, and distributors internationally, with bulk pricing and OEM or private-label branding available on request.