Wright Groove Hook for Strabismus Surgery

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Wright Groove Hook for Strabismus Surgery

• Kenneth W. Wright, MD
• Los Angeles, California

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Standard Suturing Technique Pull up - Suture
between the hook and sclera

• Difficult to suture tight muscles small orbit
• Difficult to place full thickness locking bites
• Variable suture placement

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A muscle hook to guide suturing
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Wright Groove HookAngled to the surgeon
Patent
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Wright Grooved Hook
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Pull flat into the surgical field-Suture over
the groove
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Video of suturing rectus muscle with Wright Hook
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Wright Groove Hook

• Great for tight muscle re-operation MR

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Re-operation Tight medial rectus muscle
suturing with Wright Hook
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Topical AnesthesiaWright Groove Hook under
superior rectus muscle
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Suturing the inferior oblique muscle with the
Wright Groove hook

• Prevent
• Scleral perforation
• Inadvertent resection

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Conclusion

• With the Wright Grooved Hook even a
  neuro-ophthalmologist can do strabismus surgery!