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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 25, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Iantech, Inc., San Mateo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Luke W. Clauson, Redwood City, CA (US);
Maria Tsontcheva Guguchkova, Harrison, NY (US);
Assignee:
Iantech, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/3205 (2006.01); A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61B 17/32 (2013.01); A61B 17/32056 (2013.01); A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61F 9/00754 (2013.01); A61F 9/00763 (2013.01); A61F 9/00825 (2013.01); A61B 2017/32006 (2013.01); A61F 2009/0087 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00889 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0008 (2013.01);
Abstract
An exemplary surgical device includes an element positionable within a shaft having a lumen defined therethrough with the element movable from a stored position to a deployed position in which a larger portion of the element extends out of the distal end of the lumen. The element forming a closed loop which is positioned around the lens while the lens is within a capsular bag. The closed loop is reduced in size to form a cut in the lens.