DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CUTTING LENTICULAR TISSUE
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Abstract
An exemplary surgical device includes an element positionable within a shaft having a lumen defined therethrough with the element movable from a stored position to a deployed position in which a larger portion of the element extends out of the distal end of the lumen. The element forming a closed loop which is positioned around the lens while the lens is within a capsular bag. The closed loop is reduced in size to form a cut in the lens.
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152 Claims
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1-29. -29. (canceled)
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30. A method of cutting a lens within a capsular bag, comprising the steps of:
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positioning an element of a device above a lens with the element in a first configuration, the lens being inside a capsular bag, the element being movable from the first configuration to a second configuration, the element being positioned in a lumen in a shaft; extending the element out of the lumen so that a larger portion of the element extends out of the lumen in the second configuration, the device forming a closed loop with an open area, the closed loop having a size which increases as the element extends further out of the lumen; tensioning the element so that the lens is cut. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 49, 50, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 149, 150, 151)
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42. (canceled)
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45-48. -48. (canceled)
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51-63. -63. (canceled)
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73. (canceled)
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73-148. -148. (canceled)
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74. The method of claim 30, wherein:
the tensioning step reduces the size of the open area to cut the lens.
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152-267. -267. (canceled)
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