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US 9,867,636 B2Granted
Method, apparatus, and a system for a water jet
AssigneeThe Regents of the University of California
InventorsStephen McLeod, Reza Zadno
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Abstract
A fluid or laser jet instrument may be used for manually performing eye surgery or any emulsification technique.
Claims12
An apparatus comprising:
- a horizontal chopper to perform an eye surgery, wherein the horizontal chopper comprises a proximal end connectable to an energy source and a distal end insertable into a human eye,
- wherein the distal end comprises a hook-shaped tip comprising a semi-circular region, the semi-circular region comprising:
- a first portion comprising a plurality of ports positioned to direct energy in a centripetal manner from a periphery of a lens in the eye toward a center of the lens and towards the center of the semi-circular region of the hook-shaped tip;
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- a second portion that is devoid of the plurality of ports, wherein the second portion is connected to the energy source and wherein the first portion is connected to the energy source only via the second portion, wherein the energy enters into the semi-circular region at a first end of the second portion, travels from the second portion to the first portion via a second end of the second portion and exits from the plurality of ports in the first portion.
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