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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2022
Carl Zeiss Meditec Cataract Technology Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Brett Carter, Reno, NV (US);
Scott Chamness, Reno, NV (US);
Luke W. Clauson, Reno, NV (US);
Nicholas Grant Lewis, Reno, NV (US);
Matthew Newell, Reno, NV (US);
Michael Raye, Reno, NV (US);
Thomas M. Rector, Reno, NV (US);
Michael P. Schaller, Reno, NV (US);
CARL ZEISS MEDITEC CATARACT TECHNOLOGY INC., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A device for extracting lens material from an eye including a distal, disposable portion releaseably coupleable to a proximal, reusable portion. The disposable portion includes a cutting tube having a distal cutting tip and an inner lumen having a distal end. The disposable portion includes an aspiration pump fluidly coupled to the inner lumen of the cutting tube and a cutting tube drive mechanism configured to oscillate the cutting tube. The reusable portion includes an aspiration pump motor configured to drive the aspiration pump and a coupler for releaseably operatively coupling the pump motor to the aspiration pump. Related devices, systems, and methods are disclosed.