Surgery – Instruments – Corneal cutter or guide for corneal cutter
Reexamination Certificate
2007-01-25
2010-12-21
Erezo, Darwin P (Department: 3773)
Surgery
Instruments
Corneal cutter or guide for corneal cutter
C606S167000, C606S180000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07854742
ABSTRACT:
A system and method is disclosed for making incisions in the sclera of an eye to form a scleral pocket to receive a scleral prosthesis. The system and method comprises a surgical tool comprising a surgical blade for making incisions in the sclera of an eye. When a surgeon places the surgical blade on the sclera of the eye a pressure sensor in the surgical tool determines whether there is sufficient pressure between the surgical tool and the sclera of the eye for the surgical tool to operate properly. The surgeon activates the surgical tool to cause the surgical blade to advance through the sclera to form an incision having dimensions to receive a scleral prosthesis. When the incision is complete the surgical blade is rotated back out of the incision. The incision has the exact dimensions to receive a scleral prosthesis.
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Cudmore Donald P.
Schachar Ronald A.
Erezo Darwin P
ReFocus Ocular, Inc.
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