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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 17, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Larry L. Hood, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Rex E. Doherty, Tustin, CA (US);
William T. Hood, Anaheim, CA (US);
Assignee:
Surgijet, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/12 ;
Abstract
A medical device that can emulsify tissue with a heated fluid. The device may include an active heating element that is located within an inner channel at a distal end of a cannula. The cannula is adapted to be inserted into tissue such as a cornea. The active heating element can provide heat to a fluid that flows through the inner channel. The heat can be transferred into a bolus of fluid that is periodically generated by a pump. The heated bolus is then directed onto tissue.