Methods for forming an opening in the trabecular meshwork of the eye of a patient
US9107729B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 9, 2014 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/1497
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and devices for cutting strips of tissue from masses of tissue inside or outside of the bodies of human or animal subjects. The device generally comprises a) an elongate cutting tube that has a distal end and a lumen that opens through an opening in the distal end and b) first and second cutting edges formed on generally opposite edges of the distal end of the cutting tube and separated by a distance D. The device is advanced through tissue to cut a strip of tissue of approximate width W. Width W is approximaely equal to distance D.
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