Method of operating microsurgical instruments
US6514268B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 30, 1999 |
| Grant date | Feb 4, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 30, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2017/00544
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of operating a microsurgical instrument, such as a vitrectomy probe, is disclosed. The probe includes a port for receiving tissue and an inner cutting member. A flow of tissue is induced into the port with a vacuum source, and the member is actuated in a cyclic manner to open and close the port over a plurality of cut rates. A duty cycle of the member is varied with the cut rate to vary the flow of the tissue into the port. The method yields the ability to adjust flow rate into the probe and aperture of the probe for a given cut rate so as to effectively perform a wide variety of vitreoretinal surgical objectives.
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