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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 16, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2015
Applicant:
Surgical Design Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventor:
William Banko, Armonk, NY (US);
Assignee:
SURGICAL DESIGN CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 3/02 (2006.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 18/26 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/0008 (2013.01); A61F 9/008 (2013.01); A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61F 9/00745 (2013.01); A61M 1/0064 (2013.01); A61M 3/0283 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320084 (2013.01); A61B 2018/263 (2013.01); A61B 2217/005 (2013.01); A61B 2217/007 (2013.01); A61F 2009/0087 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00887 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0612 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for chemically treating a cataract in the eye of a patient comprising the steps of (a) inserting a dual lumen work tip into the eye and placing it adjacent the cataract tissue; (b) causing the work tip to vibrate so that pieces of the cataract separate or emulsify; (c) moving the work tip into the cataract tissue so as to form a tunnel therein; and (d) injecting into the tunnel a pharmaceutical compound capable of treating cataract tissue.