Vitrectomy probe with an optical fiber scanner
US10238543B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 29, 2014 |
| Grant date | Mar 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2009/00874
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vitrectomy probe for treating an eye of a patient, the probe including a body arranged for grasping by a surgeon, and a photodisruption element extending from the body. The photodisruption element includes a needle having a main lumen extending from the body, the needle comprising a port at an end, a fiber cannula within the main lumen, the fiber cannula having a fiber lumen, and an optical fiber within the fiber lumen, the optical fiber being mechanically agitatable within the fiber lumen.
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