BD launches new knife range

The BD range of Atomic Edge Limbal Relaxing Incision (LRI) knives for surgical correction of astigmatism has been launched by BD Medical. The knives, which feature a retractable safety shield, use single-crystal silicon, offering high performance at low cost.

A study conducted in 2007 compared the single-use BD Atomic Edge LRI knives with a single-use metal LRI blade and a reusable diamond LRI blade. Across the five metrics evaluated (incision smoothness, corneal curvature tracking, incision control, incision quality and blade sharpness), the Atomic Edge blade performed better than the single-use metal blade, and equally as well as the reusable diamond blade. The blades were deemed “clinically acceptable” by 95% of the 65 ophthalmic surgeons surveyed.

The BD Atomic Edge LRI knives are available now.