Apparatus for removing cataracts
US4597388A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 15, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 15, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B17/22022
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus are provided for removing an eye lens having a cataract therein. An electric spark is discharged in a hydraulic medium to cause an electro-hydraulic shock which is focused on or directly conducted to the lens, thereby to liquify the lens, which is then readily flushed from position.
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