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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2019
Applicant:
Auris Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Inventor:
Greg Kintz, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Auris Health, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61F 9/008 (2013.01); A61F 9/00825 (2013.01); A61F 2009/0087 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00887 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods for use in laser-assisted surgery, particularly cataract surgery. Specifically, the use of an optical fiber with a proximal and distal end, wherein the distal end has a non-orthogonal angle with the diameter of the optical fiber, to create an off-axis steam bubble for cutting and removing tissue in an operative region. Where the optical fiber is bent, rotating the fiber creates a circular cutting path for the steam bubble, allowing access to tissues that may normally be blocked by obstructions and obstacles.