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US 10,765,556 B1Granted
Device and method for clearing intraocular lens condensation during vitrectomy
OwnerAhmad Bakir Tarabishyinventor
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Abstract
A device and method for removing intraocular lens condensation is presented. The device is generally comprised of a handle attached to a shaft which is attached to a rubber-like blade. In use, the device is inserted into the eye so that the edge of the blade is in contact with the posterior surface of the lens. Movement of the blade in a downward motion removes condensation from the surgical viewing field.
Claims17
A device for removing intraocular lens condensation comprising:
- a handle having proximal and distal ends;
- a shaft having a proximal and a distal end wherein the proximal end of the shaft is attached to the distal end of the handle;
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- a flexible rubber-like blade having a smooth surface, a teardrop-shaped cross-section, and a proximal and a distal end;
- wherein the proximal end of the blade is attached to the distal end of the shaft by a hinge;
- wherein the distal end of the blade is tapered relative to the proximal end of the blade;
- and
- wherein the blade has at least one longitudinal condensation removal edge.
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A method of removing intraocular lens condensation comprising:
- providing a device for removing intraocular lens condensation comprising:
- a handle having proximal and distal ends;
- a shaft having a proximal and a distal end wherein the proximal end of the shaft is attached to the distal end of the handle;
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- a rubber-like blade having a proximal and a distal end wherein the proximal end of the blade is attached to the distal end of the shaft;
- wherein the blade has at least one longitudinal condensation removal edge;
- inserting the device into the eye of a patient;
- positioning the device so that the condensation removal edge is in contact with a posterior surface of the lens;
- moving the device in a downward motion across the posterior surface of the lens;
- wherein movement of the device across the posterior surface of the lens results in removal of the intraocular lens condensation from a surgical viewing field.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.