PURPOSE: To describe a new high-speed pneumatic vitrectomy instrument capable of 2000 cuts/minute. DESIGN: Observational report. METHODS: A high-speed guillotine vitrector, developed to perform vitrectomy, with the ability to adjust from 1 to 2000 cuts/minute, was used in 80 consecutive vitreoretinal cases with a variety of diagnoses in a hospital setting. RESULTS: The performance was almost vibration-free. The instrument performed efficiently up to 1500 cuts/minute during vitrectomy, maintaining a constant flow rate. Higher cutting rates were used successfully for special indications. No complications were linked to the use of the instrument. CONCLUSION: The instrument was used successfully in 80 consecutive vitrectomies for a variety of diagnoses, performing efficiently up to 1500 cuts/minute, with a constant flow rate without complications. Higher cutting rates (2000 cuts/minute) were used successfully for special indications.
PURPOSE: To describe a new high-speed pneumatic vitrectomy instrument capable of 2000 cuts/minute. DESIGN: Observational report. METHODS: A high-speed guillotine vitrector, developed to perform vitrectomy, with the ability to adjust from 1 to 2000 cuts/minute, was used in 80 consecutive vitreoretinal cases with a variety of diagnoses in a hospital setting. RESULTS: The performance was almost vibration-free. The instrument performed efficiently up to 1500 cuts/minute during vitrectomy, maintaining a constant flow rate. Higher cutting rates were used successfully for special indications. No complications were linked to the use of the instrument. CONCLUSION: The instrument was used successfully in 80 consecutive vitrectomies for a variety of diagnoses, performing efficiently up to 1500 cuts/minute, with a constant flow rate without complications. Higher cutting rates (2000 cuts/minute) were used successfully for special indications.