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Steerable laser probe

  • US 10,695,221 B2
  • Filed: 08/07/2017
  • Issued: 06/30/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/02/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An ophthalmic surgical instrument comprising:

  • a handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end;

    a handle base of the handle;

    an actuation structure of the handle;

    a plurality of actuation arms of the actuation structure;

    a housing sleeve having a housing sleeve distal end and a housing sleeve proximal end;

    a shape memory sleeve having a shape memory sleeve distal end and a shape memory sleeve proximal end wherein the shape memory sleeve is at least partially disposed in the housing sleeve;

    a pre-formed angle of the shape memory sleeve;

    an optic fiber having an optic fiber distal end and an optic fiber proximal end wherein the optic fiber is disposed in the shape memory sleeve;

    a fixation mechanism disposed in a fixation mechanism housing of the handle wherein the fixation mechanism is configured to fix the optic fiber and the shape memory sleeve relative to the handle; and

    an actuation cone having an actuation cone distal end and an actuation cone proximal end, the actuation cone at least partially disposed within the actuation structure wherein a compression of the actuation structure is configured to retract the actuation cone into the actuation structure and gradually curve the optic fiber.

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