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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 22, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2005
David M. Buzawa, San Jose, CA (US);
David M. Buzawa, San Jose, CA (US);
Iridex Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A treatment apparatus includes a cannula with a cannula lumen. The cannula has a first average diameter. A probe is positionable in the cannula lumen. The probe has a first section with a second average diameter and a second section with a third average diameter that is less than the second average diameter. At least a portion of the second section has a curved section with at least one radius of curvature. The radius of curvative is selected to provide that as the second section passes through the cannula lumen a first side of the second section is tangential to a first side of the cannula lumen, and a second opposing side of the second section is tangential to a second opposing side of the cannula lumen.