Medical tools with aspiration tips suitable for cataract surgeries and related methods
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1. An aspiration tool for use in combination with a surgical system for cataracts after a phacoemulsification and/or laser disintegration procedure, comprising:
- a tip having an open leading end that defines an aspiration port, the open leading end located at a distal most end of the tip, the tip sized and configured for removing cortical and/or nuclear lens fragments, tissue and/or fibers; and
a translatable door in communication with the aspiration port configured to extend and retract about the aspiration port, wherein, in an extended position, the door travels forward to occlude the aspiration port,wherein the door has a door aspiration port extending therethrough, the door aspiration port having a size that is smaller than the aspiration port defined by the open leading end,wherein the door is flat across the aspiration port defined by the open leading end to completely close the aspiration port defined by the open leading end, and wherein the door aspiration port resides over the aspiration port defined by the open leading end when the door is in the extended position.
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Abstract
Devices and methods for cataract surgery include a tip with reciprocating door to chop, fragment or reduce size of large nuclear lens fragments and/or cortex fragments in a capsule bag to facilitate aspiration.
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1. An aspiration tool for use in combination with a surgical system for cataracts after a phacoemulsification and/or laser disintegration procedure, comprising:
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a tip having an open leading end that defines an aspiration port, the open leading end located at a distal most end of the tip, the tip sized and configured for removing cortical and/or nuclear lens fragments, tissue and/or fibers; and a translatable door in communication with the aspiration port configured to extend and retract about the aspiration port, wherein, in an extended position, the door travels forward to occlude the aspiration port, wherein the door has a door aspiration port extending therethrough, the door aspiration port having a size that is smaller than the aspiration port defined by the open leading end, wherein the door is flat across the aspiration port defined by the open leading end to completely close the aspiration port defined by the open leading end, and wherein the door aspiration port resides over the aspiration port defined by the open leading end when the door is in the extended position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An aspiration tool for use in combination with a surgical system for cataracts after a phacoemulsification and/or laser disintegration procedure, comprising:
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a tip having an open leading end that defines an aspiration port, the tip sized and configured for removing cortical and/or nuclear lens fragments, tissue and/or fibers; and a translatable door in communication with the aspiration port configured to extend and retract about the aspiration port, wherein, in an extended position, the door travels forward to at least partially occlude the aspiration port, wherein the door has a door aspiration port extending therethrough, the door aspiration port having a size that is smaller than the aspiration port defined by the open leading end, wherein the aspiration port defined by the open leading end has a width that is between about 1 mm to about 1.5 mm across and a height that is between about 0.7 mm to about 1 mm. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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