The Girard ultrasonic fragmentor.
Ultrasonic fragmentation can be used to fragment various tissues such as the lens, the vitreous, the iris and ciliary body, so that they may be aspirated through a 23-gauge cannula. Since the technique was first described in 1973, it has been used in 148 eyes in a variety of conditions with encouraging results.
D000867:Anterior Chamber / Q000601:surgery; D001035:Aphakia / Q000601:surgery; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D005129:Eye Foreign Bodies / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D013396:Suction / Q000295:instrumentation; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000295:instrumentation; D014465:Ultrasonics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014822:Vitreous Body / Q000601:surgery*