ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,290, issued on July 1.
"Ophthalmic incisional procedure instrument and method" was invented by Christopher J Pole (Overland Park, Kan.) and David D Scott (St. Louis Park, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An incisional instrument and method of use for creating accurate, reproducible surgical incisions. An exemplary embodiment includes an incisional instrument configured for attachment to a patient's eye and for use performing arcuate limbal relaxing incisions (LRIs). The incisional instrument is made up of two coaxial, interconnecting pieces: a docking piece and a cutting piece. The docking piece includes a suction mechanism and is...