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COSTA MESA, California - August 15, 2000 - IOP, Inc.,
the premier developer and distributor of surgical device technologies,
announced the launch of the innovative SutureGroove™
Gold Eyelid Weights for eyelid surgery. IOP, Inc. received
market clearance from the Food and Drug Administration in
April.
The SutureGroove™
technology involves the incorporation of suture channels in
traditional gold eyelid weights, used for decades in the treatment
of lagophthalmos (the inability to close upper eyelids due
to muscle dystrophy). The weights are surgically implanted
onto the tarsal plate of the eyelid. The lid function normalizes
by using the weight's gravity to assist in achieving complete
eyelid closure and partial recreation of a natural eye blink
reflex.
The unique SutureGroove™
design facilitates a more stable and secured fixation of the
gold weight by incorporating a suture channel or groove on
the surface of the gold weight near the fixation holes. The
depth of the groove is about the diameter of a regular 6.0
suture. This channeling of the sutures will also eliminate
unsightly raised suture lines often times visible following
surgery.
“Once again, we will be providing our core customers
with an additional innovative surgical technology,” said
Erik Melling, Director of Sales of IOP, Inc. “Our entire
surgical sales team, in complementing our early marketing
efforts, is poised, excited and prepared for the surgical
demand. As always, our expectations are extremely high.”
IOP, Inc. is committed to improving the quality of life of
people worldwide...to elevating surgical performance through
ideas, innovation and technology.
Media Contact:
media@iopinc.com
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