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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 22, 2011
Liane Clamen Glazer, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Paul Glazer, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Lawrence Crainich, Charlestown, NH (US);
Drew Pickering, Jr., Shelton, CT (US);
Liane Clamen Glazer, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Paul Glazer, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Lawrence Crainich, Charlestown, NH (US);
Drew Pickering, Jr., Shelton, CT (US);
Ojo, LLC, Chestnut Hill, MA (US);
Abstract
An Anterior Capsule Remover ('ACR') device allows an ophthalmologist to safely and efficiently remove an anterior portion of the lens capsule at the beginning of cataract surgery. The device allows the surgeon to safely, efficiently and consistently create a circular central opening of a predetermined diameter in the top of the lens capsule. An exemplary anterior capsule remover apparatus includes a handle and a distal shaft that holds a blade or cutter. One or more o-rings attached to a thumbwheel and to the blade allow the surgeon to easily create a circular, central opening in the anterior capsule of predetermined diameter.