The present disclosure is directed to medical devices and methods of manufacturing medical devices, such as an ophthalmologic medical device.

Electrosurgical forceps have a body portion and two buttons. A first electrode is supported by the body portion and terminates at a first end. A second electrode is positioned parallel to the first electrode. The second electrode terminates at a second end. A sheath is positioned around the first electrode and the second electrode and terminates at a sheath end. The first end and the second end extend axially out from the sheath end, wherein the sheath is movably supported by the body portion.

A surgical kit for the repair of a nail bed includes implantable nail plate guides adapted to guide the regrowth of a fingernail over a nail bed, drapes, a suture needle with absorbable suture, a suture needle with non-absorbable suture, wound dressings, and all instruments required to perform the procedure. The instruments preferably include an elevator, a needle driver, a clamp, a tweezers, and a scissors. The kit also includes anesthesia, a syringe, and needles for loading and then administering the anesthesia to the finger. The kit may include a tourniquet, antiseptic, and an antiinfective. Therefore, the kit assembles together several nail plate guides, the instruments for implanting a selected one of the nail plate guides onto the nail bed over a patient, the pre-implantation surgical preparation materials, and the post-implantation wound care materials.

A device for engaging tissue includes a body disposable around the distal end of a medical instrument, such as an endoscope, and a handpiece. The body includes a primary channel for receiving the medical instrument and at least one arm channel for receiving an arm therethrough. At least one arm extends through the arm channel of the body and proximally to the handpiece. The arm includes an engagement member distally of the body, and may further include a bend between the body and engagement member. The engagement member is movable between a first position not contacting tissue and a second position contacting tissue. With multiple engagement members, the engagement members are farther apart from one another in the first position and closer together in the second position. Movement of the engagement members is controlled by selective and independent movement of the corresponding arms by rotational and/or translational motion.

Surgical instruments for use in membrane peeling in treatments of different macular surface diseases are disclosed herein. Membrane forceps may include a forceps extension and forceps jaws extending from a distal termination of the forceps extension. The forceps jaws may include a first jaw and a second jaw. Each of the first jaw and the second jaw may include a gripping tip that abuts one another when the forceps jaws are in a closed configuration so as to grasp a membrane The first jaw and the second jaw may each include a coating at a distal end of the forceps jaws configured to increase a frictional force between the membrane and the forceps jaws.

A surgical instrument may include a housing, a first actuation member configured; a coupler operatively connected to the first actuation member for imparting a reciprocating action to a portion of the instrument, a second actuation member configured for imparting a rotational action to a portion of the instrument, a first cannula operatively connected to the second actuation member, such that the first cannula is configured for rotational movement with respect to the housing, and a wire member at least partially disposed within the first cannula and fixed to the coupler, the wire member configured to rotate and reciprocate with the coupler.

A manipulator includes a flexible actuating body, that includes a rectangular horizontal plate spring, a curved vertical plate spring which stands upright having a plate surface perpendicular to a plate surface of the horizontal plate spring, of which a base end is connected to one end of the horizontal plate spring in a longitudinal direction, which protrudes to one side in a width direction of the horizontal plate spring, which extends along the longitudinal direction of the horizontal plate spring, and of which a tip end in the extending direction is a portion bent in a direction opposite to the protruding direction, a shaft body which is connected to a tip end of the bent portion, and is rotatably supported at a center perpendicular to the plate surface of the horizontal plate spring, and an actuator protruding in a radius direction from an outer circumference of the shaft body.

Membrane forceps for performing an ILM or ERM peel procedure include a handle, a tube extending from the handle, and forceps jaws extending from the tube. The forceps jaws may be configured to grasp an ILM or ERM, and may include an outer surface having a roughened surface. The roughened surface may be structurally configured to aid in gaining an edge of the ILM or ERM.

A light transmitting medical instrument provides for the enhanced performance of medical procedures. The light transmitting medical instrument comprises a light pipe having a first end operatively coupled to a light source and a second end having a functional tip having at least two arms. A sliding closure sleeve is mounted about the light pipe. The sliding closure sleeve has a first end portion at which the sliding closure sleeve is fixed to the light pipe in a manner such that relative movement therebetween is prevented and a second end proximate the functional tip of the light pipe. The sliding closure sleeve further comprises a spring-like actuator finger grip that, when forced radially inward, causes the second end of the sliding closure sleeve to move toward the functional tip, thereby forcing the arms of the functional tip towards one another.

A surgical suture apparatus for open and/or endoscopic surgery is configured to pass a double-ended surgical needle backwards and forwards between a first jaw element and a second jaw element, the jaw elements each including a holding device to hold a respective needle end of the surgical needle, wherein the first and/or second jaw element are biased to an open position with a first biasing force. The apparatus further includes an operating device to operate the first and second holding devices, wherein the operating device includes a first operating organ biased in the normal position by one or more second spring elements with a second biasing force, wherein the first biasing force is smaller than the second biasing force such that exerting an actuation force on the first operating organ first results in movement of the first and second jaw element towards each other, and subsequently in actuation of the operating device.