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Med."],"abstract":"\n Aim<\/jats:title>\n \n To develop a reusable prototype electric silicone oil injector and aspirator and to compare its performance with that of a vitrectomy machine-based system and a manual syringe technique in an\n ex vivo<\/jats:italic>\n porcine eye model.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n \n The prototype device was designed with an optimized motor, control system, and human-machine interface to provide adjustable and stable silicone oil injection and aspiration in a compact portable format. Thirty fresh\n ex vivo<\/jats:italic>\n porcine eyes were randomly assigned to three groups (electric injector, vitrectomy machine-based system, and manual syringe;\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f10 per group). Injection time, aspiration time, injection volume, and aspiration volume were recorded. Handling stability during injection was assessed by video-based shake-count analysis in a subset of procedures with analyzable recordings (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f8 per group).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Injection time differed significantly among the three groups (\n F<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f24.246,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f&lt;\u202f0.001), with the manual group showing the shortest time (65.90\u202f\u00b1\u202f15.34\u202fs), whereas no significant difference was observed between the electric and vitrectomy groups. Injection volume did not differ significantly among groups (\n F<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f0.676,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f0.517). Aspiration time also differed significantly (\n F<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f9.560,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f0.001), with the electric group showing the shortest time (149.30\u202f\u00b1\u202f53.63\u202fs). Aspiration volume did not differ significantly among groups (\n H<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f5.091,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f0.078). For handling stability, the number of instrument shakes differed significantly among groups (\n H<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f16.749,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f&lt;\u202f0.001), with the manual group showing more shakes (42.0, IQR: 9.0) than both the electric (5.0, IQR: 1.5,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f&lt;\u202f0.001) and vitrectomy group (8.0, IQR: 2.5,\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f0.014), while no significant difference was observed between the electric and the vitrectomy group (\n p<\/jats:italic>\n \u202f=\u202f0.769).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n Under the tested experimental conditions, the reusable prototype electric silicone oil injector and aspirator showed favorable aspiration performance and handling stability. 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