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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 18, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2018
Applicant:
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventor:
Reto Grueebler, Greifensee, CH;
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 17/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/30 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00858 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00942 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00955 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2926 (2013.01); A61B 2017/305 (2013.01);
Abstract
Surgical instruments for use in membrane peeling in treatments of different macular surface diseases are disclosed herein. Membrane forceps may include a forceps extension and forceps jaws extending from a distal termination of the forceps extension. The forceps jaws may include a first jaw and a second jaw. Each of the first jaw and the second jaw may include a gripping tip that abuts one another when the forceps jaws are in a closed configuration so as to grasp a membrane The first jaw and the second jaw may each include a coating at a distal end of the forceps jaws configured to increase a frictional force between the membrane and the forceps jaws.