MULTI-PURPOSE ASPIRATION/IRRIGATION/POLISHING TIPS SUITABLE FOR CATARACT SURGERIES AND RELATED METHODS
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1. A method of performing cataract surgery, comprising:
- performing a phacoemulsification procedure on an eye of a patient;
theninserting, in vivo, an elastomeric tip of an aspiration/irrigation tool having an aspiration port and a textured patch on an outer surface thereof into a capsule bag of a patient;
thenmoving the tip to cause the textured patch to contact cortical tissue thereby releasing it from a posterior capsule; and
thenaspirating the released cortical tissue using an aspiration port on the tip.
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Abstract
Devices and methods for cataract surgery include a tip with a textured outer surface that is configured to gently scrape the capsule bag to allow aspiration of cortical tissue.
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41 Claims
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1. A method of performing cataract surgery, comprising:
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performing a phacoemulsification procedure on an eye of a patient;
theninserting, in vivo, an elastomeric tip of an aspiration/irrigation tool having an aspiration port and a textured patch on an outer surface thereof into a capsule bag of a patient;
thenmoving the tip to cause the textured patch to contact cortical tissue thereby releasing it from a posterior capsule; and
thenaspirating the released cortical tissue using an aspiration port on the tip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A multi-purpose irrigation/aspiration tip for use in combination with a surgical system for cataracts, comprising:
an external elastomeric end cap having opposing proximal and distal end portions, the distal end portion having an aspiration port and a textured patch on an outer surface, the end cap sized and configured for polishing a capsular bag and/or contacting cortical fibers using the textured surface. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An ophthalmic irrigation/aspiration device, comprising:
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an aspiration cannula, the cannula having a hub configured to attach to a handpiece and an open end opposite the hub; and a removable, external elastomeric tip adapted to enter a capsular bag of an eye of a patient, the tip sealing the open end of the aspiration cannula and characterized in that the tip comprises a distal end portion with an outer surface having a textured patch and an aspiration port. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. An ophthalmic irrigation/aspiration device, comprising:
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an aspiration cannula, the cannula having a hub configured to attach to a handpiece and an open end opposite the hub; a removable, external elastomeric tip adapted to enter a capsular bag of an eye of a patient, the tip sealing the open end of the aspiration cannula, wherein the tip comprises a distal end portion with an aspiration port; and a longitudinally translating member held over the cannula configured to slidably travel over the cannula, the longitudinally extending member having a leading end configured to oscillate and/or reciprocate over an external surface of the tip proximate the aspiration port to reduce a size of loose lens material in an eye of a patient. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A method of performing cataract surgery, comprising:
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performing a phacoemulsification procedure on an eye of a patient; inserting, in vivo, an elastomeric tip of an aspiration/irrigation tool having an aspiration port into a capsule bag of a patient; moving a leading edge of a translating member back and forth a short distance over an external surface of the tip proximate the aspiration port to reduce size of lens fragments;
thenaspirating the lens fragments through the aspiration port on the tip. - View Dependent Claims (41)
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