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US 12,318,343 B2Granted
Retina massage and smoothing device
AssigneeAlcon Inc.
InventorsNiccolo Maschio, Reto Grueebler, Timo Jung
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Abstract
Particular embodiments disclosed herein provide a retina massage and smoothing device. In certain embodiments, the device comprises a tip configured to be used for manipulating a surface of a retina inside an eye, and a shaft coupled to the tip, the shaft having a proximal end configured to be coupled to a handle, wherein the shaft is further configured to be at least partially housed by an outer tube of the handle.
Claims11
A device, comprising:
- a tip comprising a sheet configured to massage a retina to smooth a bubble between a choroid and the retina or to close a macular hole inside an eye, wherein:
- the sheet comprises separable prongs configured to massage the retina;
- the sheet comprises two lower vertexes and two upper vertexes;
- and
- the two upper vertexes have a different morphology than the two lower vertexes;
- a shaft coupled to the tip, the shaft having a proximal end configured to be coupled to a handle, wherein:
- the shaft is further configured to be at least partially housed by an outer tube of the handle;
- and
- the shaft and an entirety of the tip are integrally formed of the same material.
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A device, comprising:
- a tip configured to massage a retina to smooth a bubble between a choroid and the retina or to close a macular hole inside an eye, wherein:
- the tip comprises a spoon-shaped tip, wherein the spoon-shaped tip is segmented to form separable prongs;
- the spoon-shaped tip comprises a concave curvature extending from a proximal end of the tip to a distal end of the tip;
- the separable prongs are configured to adjoin when in a relaxed state to form the concave curvature;
- and
- a bottom portion of the concave curvature of the distal end of the tip is configured to massage the retina;
- and
- a shaft coupled to the tip, the shaft having a proximal end configured to be coupled to a handle, wherein:
- the shaft is further configured to be at least partially housed by an outer tube of the handle;
- and
- the shaft and an entirety of the tip are integrally formed of the same material.
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A device, comprising:
- a tip configured to massage a retina to smooth a bubble between a choroid and the retina or to close a macular hole inside an eye, wherein:
- the tip comprises a first set of prongs and a second set of prongs,
- the first set of prongs are adjacent to and in a different plane than the second set of prongs, wherein a portion of the first set of prongs overlaps a portion of the second set of prongs, and
- the first set of prongs comprises a different number of prongs than the second set of prongs;
- and
- a shaft coupled to the tip, the shaft having a proximal end configured to be coupled to a handle, wherein:
- the shaft is further configured to be at least partially housed by an outer tube of the handle;
- and
- the shaft and an entirety of the tip are integrally formed of the same material.
6 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.