Bausch + Lomb Announces Efficiency-Enhancing Upgrades for Stellaris Elite Vision Enhancement System

Bausch + Lomb announced the first in a series of upgrades for the Stellaris Elite vision enhancement system designed to enhance efficiency. The upgrades include an increase to the maximum vacuum setting from 600 to 660 mmHg and an enhancement to the removable valve caps in the trocar/cannula system.

“These upgrades represent the first in a series of multiple enhancements planned for the Stellaris Elite platform, all of which will focus on key tenets of vitreoretinal surgery – vitreous and tissue removal, visualization and fluidics," Anthony Wallace, vice president and general manager, U.S. Surgical, Bausch + Lomb, said in a company news release.

The maximum vacuum increase enables a 10% boost in vacuum capabilities and up to an 8% increase in vitreous removal efficiency.* The changes made to the removable valve caps in the trocar/cannula system deliver a 33% increase in the central thickness of the valve and a 27% reduction in each segment of the familiar tri-slit profile. These changes are designed to provide improved fluidic stability during vitrectomy surgery. Both the vacuum increase and the changes to the trocar/cannula system will be made available to Stellaris Elite users beginning this month.

Completing this first round of enhancements will be an increase in light pipe rigidity. In 2020, the design of all Bausch + Lomb 25-gauge endoilluminators were altered to increase rigidity by 146%. Later this year, the 25-gauge endoilluminators will see a further 74% increase in rigidity for additional support in manipulating the globe.