ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,343,286, issued on July 1, was assigned to Crea IP B.V. (Vierpolders, Netherlands).
"Vitrectome actuator" was invented by Adriaantje Coliene Dam-Huisman (Delfgauw, Netherlands).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An actuation system for an ophthalmic cutting tool is disclosed. The system comprises a chamber (44) separated by a diaphragm (46) into a first compartment (48) a second compartment (50). A first port (49) is provided in fluid communication with the first compartment (48) and a first conduit (38) connected to the ophthalmic cutting tool and a second port (51) is provided in fluid communication with the second compartment (50) and a sec...