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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2015
Applicant:
Cygnus Lp, Roswell, GA (US);
Inventor:
Fouad Mansour, Sandy Springs, GA (US);
Assignee:
CYGNUS LP, Roswell, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00821 (2013.01); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61B 17/3462 (2013.01); A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00305 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00477 (2013.01); A61B 2017/347 (2013.01); A61B 2017/3443 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical system combines a cannula and an instrument in a manner that allows small gauge instruments to be used effectively, with little or no bending with respect to the manipulating proximal side of the instrument. Such design overcomes the shortcomings of prior art, and applies to various microsurgical procedures, including ophthalmology, allowing the use of smaller endo-photocoagulation probes, illumination probes, combination probes, vitrectors, scissors, manipulators, picks, diathermy, and others. By using smaller gauge, patient recovery is expected to be faster.