Ptosis forceps with a protected lock: A new device in oculoplastic surgery.

The authors describe a new device for oculoplastic surgery, a so-called ptosis forceps with a protected lock, which greatly facilitates dissection of the levator muscle in ptosis operations as well as in levator recession procedures. The instrument consists of an inferior part, including two grooved atraumatic flat jaws, and a superior part, including a bulging rough area and a smooth tapered tip. The original feature of this new device is its hidden lock mechanism, located between the two bulging parts of the forceps, in such a way as to free the instrument(1)s outer surface, thus making grasping and release of the levator muscle easier during surgery.