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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 05, 2012
Trent Spencer Wells, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Matthew T. Mccormick, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ralph Kerns, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Mark S. Humayun, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Trent Spencer Wells, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Matthew T. McCormick, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Ralph Kerns, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Mark S. Humayun, Los Angeles, CA (US);
DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
Ocular lens cutting devices and methods for cutting and removing tissue such as lens fragments from an eye of a patient are disclosed. In one embodiment, an ocular lens cutting device includes an outer member and an inner member positioned within the outer member. The outer member and the inner member can each include at least one cutting edge. The at least one cutting edge of the outer member and the at least one cutting edge of the inner member can cooperate to form a cutting structure as the inner member moves with respect to the outer member. The ocular lens cutting device can also be connected to a vacuum source which can allow the ocular lens cutting device to grasp the tissue to be cut and remove the cut fragments from the surgical area.