Range overview · Surgical instruments
BVI
Ophthalmic knives, single-use instruments, cannulas and IOLs
BVI (Beaver-Visitec International) is an ophthalmic surgical company headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts. Its brands include Beaver ophthalmic knives, Visitec cannulas, Malosa single-use instruments and PhysIOL intraocular lenses.
Product range · 11 product lines
Beaver® ophthalmic knives
- Safety Slit knivesAngled main-incision knives for cataract surgery, 1.4–3.2 mm wide, single or double bevel, with a depth reference line for a multiplanar incision. A retractable shield, operated one-handed with a slider, protects the blade and the staff during handling.
- Kojo and crescent knivesKojo safety knives with an arcuate blade (2.5 and 3.2 mm, 45°) and a 2.5 mm crescent knife (55°, bevel up) for scleral tunnels, trabeculectomy and lamellar dissection.
- Paracentesis (sideport) knivesKnives for accurate-width side-port stab incisions: angled 1.0 and 1.2 mm (45°), 20G 1.15 mm and 23G 0.6 mm, plus straight Optimum knives at 15°, 22.5°, 30° and 45° whose incision width is set by the insertion depth.
- Slit and MVR knivesConventional slit knives 1.8–3.2 mm with single or double bevel (45° or straight matte) and 0.6–1.15 mm MVR and stiletto knives.
- Micro-Sharp® · Micro-UnitomeBlades and knives made with grindless technology for consistent sharpness, colour-coded by size (1.5–5 mm, 15–45°). In the maker's tests BVI knives needed 15–50% less insertion force than competing knives.
Single-use instruments
- Malosa®Sterile single-use instruments for eye surgery: capsulorhexis forceps (including MICS below 1.8 mm), fixation and tying forceps, needle holders, choppers, manipulators, scissors and specula. No reprocessing or repairs.
- I-Ring®Soft polyurethane pupil expander for small-pupil and IFIS cases. Inserted one-handed through a 2.4 mm incision, it engages the iris through 360° and opens a 6.3 mm field of view.
Cannulas and lacrimal
- Visitec®Single-use cannulas for every stage of surgery: irrigation and viscoelastic, hydrodissection, cystotomes, capsule polishers, cortex extractors, anaesthesia (retrobulbar, sub-Tenon's) and LASIK, 19–30G.
- Punctal dilators and probesSingle-use punctal dilators (0.3–0.55 mm tips), punctum seekers, Bowman probes 000–0, lacrimal probes and lacrimal cannulas.
- PVA eye spearsAbsorbent PVA eye spears and sponge points for fluid control in the surgical field.
Intraocular lenses
- PhysIOLIntraocular lenses from the BVI group: trifocal FINEVISION, monofocal ISOPURE, PODEYE and MICROPURE, and toric versions. See the PhysIOL page for details.
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