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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2023
West Virginia University Board of Governors on Behalf of West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV (US);
Joel Palko, Morgantown, WV (US);
Ali Rai, Morgantown, WV (US);
Maryam Budaris, Morgantown, WV (US);
Justin Robinson, Morgantown, WV (US);
Dakota Sanders, Fairmont, WV (US);
Sarah Westfall, Hurricane, WV (US);
WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY BOARD OF GOVERNORS ON BEHALF OF WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY, Morgantown, WV (US);
Abstract
Various examples are provided related to electrosurgical devices which can be used during ab interno canaloplasty or pupilloplasty surgery. In one example, a suture tensioning and electrocautery device includes a casing; suture grips protruding out of a proximal end of the casing; a suture tensioning and retracting system connected to the suture grips; and a suture electrocautery system. In another example, a method includes affixing ends of a suture to respective suture grips protruding out of a proximal end of a suture tensioning and electrocautery device; tying the ends of the suture and tensioning the suture by rotating the suture grips to dilate Schlemm's canal; and heating the tied ends of the suture to maintain the tensioning of the suture thereby sustaining dilation of the Schlemm's canal.