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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 12, 2017
Applicants:
Microsurgical Technology, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Boris Malyugin, Moscow, RU;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Microsurgical Technology, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61B 17/0231 (2013.01); A61F 9/0017 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods of implanting an iris-expanding medical device in an eye. The methods can use an inserter which includes an inserter handle and a cannula attached to the inserter handle. Once inserted, the iris-expending medical device can maintain a pupil in an extended position during an ophthalmic procedure such as phacoemulsification.