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Capsulotomy instrument

US9675495B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

David Scott Michelson · Village of La Jolla, US
Tovy Sivan · Kfar Sava, IL
Ido Kilemnik · Herzliya, IL

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 11, 2006
Grant date	Jun 13, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 17, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61B2017/00867
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A capsulotomy cutting device includes a planar cutting head sized to fit into intraocular tissue. The planar cutting head includes at least one sharp edge and an oscillation mechanism adapted to oscillate the cutting head. Capsulotomy is achieved by inserting the planar cutting head through an incision in the eyeball, placing the cutting edge of the cutting head against the tissue of the lens capsule therein, and then oscillating the cutting head by an oscillation mechanism coupled to the cutting head.

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