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Manufacturing an articulating ophthalmic surgical probe

US10413446B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12References

15Claims

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Assignee

Novartis AG · CH

Inventors

Dustin Bouch · Petaluma, US
Raffi Pinedjian · Willow View Lane, US
Timothy C. Ryan · Laguna Hills, US

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 3, 2015
Grant date	Sep 17, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 28, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49826
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method of manufacturing an articulating ophthalmic surgical probe includes providing a cannula having an outer diameter of 20 Ga or less and a slotted tip, permanently attaching a pull wire to the slotted tip, permanently attaching a metal anchor to a distal end of the pull wire, positioning a weld pin within a handle assembly that is sized to fit within a single hand, and welding the metal anchor to the weld pin within the handle assembly.

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