Rotating surgical cutting knife

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1983-10-27

1987-11-24

Thaler, Michael H.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

604 22, 30321, A61B 1732

Patent

active

047081384

ABSTRACT:
A method is provided for performing an anterior capsulotomy as part of a cataract extraction. The instrument used comprises a cutting blade attached to a handle in such a way as to allow said blade to rotate 360 degrees. The shape and method of attachment of said cutting blade to said handle provides that the blade orients itself with the cutting edge forward in the direction of movement of the blade.

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patent: 3787972 (1974-01-01), Carossino
patent: 3977077 (1976-08-01), Rebold
patent: 4180075 (1979-12-01), Marinoff
patent: 4368734 (1983-01-01), Banko

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