Helix

The Helix solution

OBVIOUSLY, A UNIQUE INNOVATION.

Based on surgeons' expectations, we have created HELIX, a new standard in automatic capsulorhexis for cataract surgery.
The laser technology patented by Ilasis gives the surgeon total control over the surgery while ensuring a perfect capsulorhexis without any risk.
HELIX combines a fiber laser and a specific handpiece developed according to the principles of frugal innovation. The capsulorhexis is performed in 20 milliseconds once the pupil is dilated and can be used on a closed eyeball even before the beginning of the operation.
The result is a perfectly circular capsulorhexis, centered according to the surgeon's judgment, allowing optimal positioning of even the most complex implants.

Efficient

SEAMLESS INTEGRATION INTO THE OPERATING ROOM WORKFLOW

Don't disrupt your workflow: roll the laser wherever you want, without patient transfer.

As discreet as it is effective: the most compact femtosecond laser (0.4 x 0.4 m), as compact as the conventional phaco solutions, light (< 40 Kg) and with total mobility thanks to its batteries.

Accurate

PROVEN FEMTOSECOND TECHNOLOGY FOR BETTER RESULTS

State-of-the-art femtosecond laser, unique design and performance: Helix delivers the exceptional precision and reproducibility you expect for capsulotomy.

Concrete benefit for the patient: precise size, circularity and position of the capsulotomy for better implant placement and good long-term results.

Simple

AN INTUITIVE HANDPIECE FOR QUICK ADOPTION

Ultra-simple user experience: user-centric, no warm-up time, one-button operation.

No tweaking: making Helix a plug-and-play device with a quick learning curve.

Patient-friendly interface: preparation only needs a sterile patient interface, no invasive consumables, no burns, no additional incisions.

Economical and fast

FEMTOSECOND LASER BENEFITS AVAILABLE TO ALL PATIENTS

Most affordable femtosecond laser ever used for capsulotomy: significantly lower acquisition cost than current femtosecond laser devices, affordable operating costs.

Fast execution: the laser creates an ideal capsulotomy in 20 milliseconds.

Vision

OUR VISION OF INNOVATION.

Making performance accessible to the greatest number of people

Technology is not an end in itself: we innovate to make surgical procedures easier for both experienced and novice surgeons, thus improving accessibility of care for patients.

Listening and starting first and foremost from use

Our innovations are rooted in reality and respond to a clearly identified need. It is by taking into account the expectations of surgeons that we are able to offer such high-performance and optimized devices.

Never be afraid to challenge ourselves

Striving to do better with less or keeping it simple in a highly demanding environment: it is only when you allow yourself to think differently that you can really make a difference.

Our team of experts

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY BOARD.

Because the Helix solution is first and foremost oriented towards practitioners, we have surrounded ourselves with a team of experts in ophthalmology.

Professor Béatrice Cochener

Professor of Ophthalmology, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine of Brest. Head of the Ophthalmology Department at the University Hospital of Brest. Former President of the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS). President of the French Academy of Ophthalmology. Vice President of the National Union of Ophthalmologists of France (SNOF). President of the National Professional Council of Ophthalmology (French Academy of Ophthalmology).

Professor David Touboul

Professor of Ophthalmology at the Bordeaux University Hospital, head of the anterior segment unit. Science Phd in “laser surgery of the cornea and crystalline lens”. President – Society of the French Association of Implants and Refractive Surgery (SAFIR). Member of the Academy of Surgery.

Professor Antoine Brézin

Professor of Ophthalmology at the University of Paris. Head of the Ophthalmology Department of the Cochin Hospital. Co-director of the OphtalmoPôle of the Cochin Hospital in Paris.

Dr François Lignereux

Sourdille-Atlantic Ophthalmological Institute. Specialist in cataract and retina surgery. Former Chief of Clinic at the Hospitals of Nantes (France), he has performed more than 15,000 cataracts and 7,000 retina surgeries.

What they say

I will use this system for all my patients.

Pr François Lignereux

Automatic capsulorhexis is a dream that will probably be accomplished in 2022 (source : europe.ophthalmologytimes.com )

Pr. Jorge Alió

We eagerly await the quality of femtosecond capsulorhexis with the simplicity of manual instruments.

Pr David Touboul

Cataract operations
per year and a growth of +5% per year

100

Surgeons are only able to operate
with the traditional method

200

Operations are currently required
to reach adequate dexterity to perform capsulorhexis