Enhancing performance of a capsulotomy device

A capsulotomy device comprising:

• a tubular insertion sleeve beveled at a distal end of the tubular insertion sleeve and further comprising two notches disposed opposite one another at the distal end of the tubular insulation sleeve, wherein proximal ends of the notches are vertically asymmetrically offset 0.20-0.60 mm with respect to each other at the distal end of the tubular insulation sleeve, each of the two notches terminating at the beveled distal end of the tubular insertion sleeve, each of the two notches having a first face and a second face, the first face opposite the second face, wherein the first face extends further distally than the second face;
• an insulating portion slidably disposed within the tubular insertion sleeve, wherein the insulating portion at a distal end comprises an electrically insulating material separating first and second ends of a heating element;
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• a planar loop comprising the heating element coupled to the distal end of the insulating portion, wherein the first and second ends of the heating element define a transitional neck that extends at an upward angle from the planar loop, and wherein the planar loop is disposed within the two notches and between the first and second faces of each notch when deployed and retracted from the tubular insertion sleeve, such that when the planar loop is retracted, retracted portions of the planar loop cross one another resulting in elevation of the planar loop with respect to the tubular insertion sleeve.