Method and instrument for performing eye surgery

Details Method and instrument for performing eye surgery Method and instrument for performing eye surgery

1991-08-27

1993-06-08

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

Electrical application

606 4, 606 32, 606 45, 606 51, 606 52, A61B 1738

Patent

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052174590

ABSTRACT:
An instrument for surgically removing a lens from the eye comprising a housing that supports electrodes for bipolar cutting and splitting the nucleus of the lens.
A method of surgically removing a lens from the eye comprising the steps of inserting an instrument into the eye, cutting a groove in the nucleus of the lens with electrical energy, splitting the nucleus at the groove, and removing the pieces of nucleus from the eye.

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patent: 4985030 (1991-01-01), Melzer et al.
patent: 5026370 (1991-06-01), Lottick

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