DEVICES FOR CUTTING LENTICULAR TISSUE

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 lo...

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Hauptverfasser: CLAUSON, Luke, W, GUGUCHKOVA, Maria Tsontcheva
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung: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.