Devices and methods for cutting lenticular tissue
US9629747B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 17, 2016 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 17, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2230/0008
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An exemplary surgical device includes an element positionable within a shaft having a lumen defined therethrough with the element movable from a stored position to a deployed position in which a larger portion of the element extends out of the distal end of the lumen. The element forming a closed loop which is positioned around the lens while the lens is within a capsular bag. The closed loop is reduced in size to form a cut in the lens.
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