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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2017
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Jack Robert Auld, Laguna Nigel, CA (US);
Christopher McCollam, Fountain Valley, CA (US);
Xiaoyu Yu, San Diego, CA (US);
Alcon Research, Ltd., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
An articulating optical surgical probe includes a handle sized to fit in a single hand and a single rigid cannula extending from the handle having a diameter of 20 Ga or less. The probe further includes a slotted tip at a distal end of the cannula and at least one optical fiber extending through the handle, the single rigid cannula and the slotted tip, and a pull-wire secured to the slotted tip. When the pull-wire exerts tension on the slotted tip, the slotted tip will deviate from straight to a bend angle controlled by the tension in the pull-wire. The slotted tip is formed from a resilient material that will restore to the straight position when the tension exerted by the pull-wire is released.