VITRECTOMY PROBE WITH END TISSUE CUTTER AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS
First Claim
1. A vitrectomy probe comprising:
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a cutter extending from the housing and configured to penetrate and treat an eye of a patient, the cutter comprising;
an outer cutting tube coupled to the housing, the outer cutting tube having an outer port formed at a distal end wall of the outer cutting tube and configured to receive tissue; and
an inner cutting member disposed within the outer cutting tube to cut tissue received in the outer port.
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Abstract
Systems, apparatuses, and methods of and for an ophthalmic surgical system are disclosed. An ophthalmic surgical system may include a vitreous probe having a housing sized and shaped for grasping by a user. The vitreous probe may also include a cutter extending from the housing and being sized to penetrate and treat a patient eye. The cutter may include an outer cutting tube coupled to the housing. The outer cutting tube may have an outer port formed at a distal end wall of the outer cutting tube and configured to receive tissue. The cutter may include a rotatable inner cutting member disposed within the outer cutting tube. The inner cutting member may include a first cutting surface that rotates across the outer port to cut the tissue when the inner cutting member is rotated.
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20 Claims
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1. A vitrectomy probe comprising:
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a housing; a cutter extending from the housing and configured to penetrate and treat an eye of a patient, the cutter comprising; an outer cutting tube coupled to the housing, the outer cutting tube having an outer port formed at a distal end wall of the outer cutting tube and configured to receive tissue; and an inner cutting member disposed within the outer cutting tube to cut tissue received in the outer port. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An ophthalmic surgical system, the system comprising:
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a vitrectomy probe comprising; a housing; a cutter extending from the housing and configured to penetrate and treat an eye of a patient, the cutter comprising; an outer cutting tube coupled to the housing, the outer cutting tube having an outer port formed at a distal end wall of the outer cutting tube and configured to receive tissue; and an inner cutting member disposed within the outer cutting tube to cut tissue received in the outer port; and an actuator configured to impart rotational motion to the inner cutting member; and a controller configured to drive the actuator to rotate the inner cutting member. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An ophthalmic surgical method comprising:
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inserting a cutter of a vitreous probe into a vitreous chamber of an eye of a patient, the cutter comprising; an outer cutting tube having an outer port formed at a distal end wall of the outer cutting tube and configured to receive tissue through the outer port, and a rotatable inner cutting member positioned within the outer cutting tube and rotatable past the outer port; and rotating the inner cutting member to cut tissue in the outer port. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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Specification