Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Hydraulic vitrectomy probe
- Patent Title (中): 液压玻璃体切割探针
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Application No.: US12975803Application Date: 2010-12-22
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Publication No.: US08540743B2Publication Date: 2013-09-24
- Inventor: Jack Robert Auld , John Christopher Huculak
- Applicant: Jack Robert Auld , John Christopher Huculak
- Applicant Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Assignee: Alcon Research, Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Alcon Research, Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Fort Worth
- Agent Darien Reddick
- Main IPC: A61B17/32
- IPC: A61B17/32

Abstract:
Hydraulic vitrectomy probes and methods and systems associated therewith are discussed. Example hydraulic vitrectomy probes may include a pressure multiplier that is operable to output a hydraulic pressure at a multiple of a received pneumatic pressure. Because of the incompressible nature of liquid, hydraulic vitrectomy probes are, among other things, more responsive, may be operated at higher cutting rates, provide improved patient safety, and have a form factor (e.g., size and/or shape) that may be more easily maneuvered by a surgeon.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120165724A1 HYDRAULIC VITRECTOMY PROBE Public/Granted day:2012-06-28
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