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. 2016 Fall;56(4):113-8.
doi: 10.1097/IIO.0000000000000135.

Fluocinolone Implant Forceps: Instrument Modification for Enhanced Implant Insertion

Samuel Burke, Thomas A Albini, Juan D Silgado, Basil K Williams, Jean-Marie A Parel

Fluocinolone Implant Forceps: Instrument Modification for Enhanced Implant Insertion

Samuel Burke et al. Int Ophthalmol Clin. 2016 Fall.
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Design schematic for fluocinolone implant forceps
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Figure 2
Conceptual design of fluocinolone implant forceps from different angles
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Real-life fluocinolone implant forceps grasping a Retisert implant
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Figure 3
Real-life fluocinolone implant forceps grasping a Retisert implant
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