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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 04, 2020
Filed:
May. 10, 2017
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Philip John Biancalana, Keller, TX (US);
Paul R. Hallen, Colleyville, TX (US);
Mark Alan Hopkins, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Michael J. Papac, North Tustin, CA (US);
Robert Joseph Sanchez, Jr., Oceanside, CA (US);
Salomon Valencia, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods of and for an ophthalmic surgical system are disclosed. An ophthalmic surgical system may include a vitreous probe having a housing sized and shaped for grasping by a user. The vitreous probe may also include a cutter extending from the housing and being sized to penetrate and treat a patient eye. The cutter may include an outer cutting tube coupled to the housing. The outer cutting tube may have an outer port formed at a distal end wall of the outer cutting tube and configured to receive tissue. The cutter may include a rotatable inner cutting member disposed within the outer cutting tube. The inner cutting member may include a first cutting surface that rotates across the outer port to cut the tissue when the inner cutting member is rotated.