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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2018
Applicant:
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventor:
Brian William McDonell, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3203 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/3203 (2013.01); A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61F 9/00763 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00544 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vitrectomy apparatus for performing an ocular surgery may include a vitrectomy probe body graspable by a user and a cutter extending from the body and comprising an inner tube and an outer tube. The inner tube may be moveable relative to the outer tube. The apparatus also may include an actuator within the body and configured to actuate the inner tube relative to the outer tube. A valve may be carried by the body and may be configured to selectively direct a pressurized fluid to the actuator to actuate the inner tube relative to the outer tube.