ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,329, issued on June 3, was assigned to Nova Eye Inc. (Fremont, Calif.).
"Opthalmic microsurgical instrument" was invented by Jesus Moreno (Newark, Calif.) and Philip Ian Prosser (Prospect, Australia).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "In some embodiments, a microsurgical instrument includes a trocar having a rigid, hollow shaft formed with a lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the shaft. The distal end of the shaft may be shaped for tissue penetration. The instrument may further include a composite microcannula slidably engaged with the trocar in the lumen. The microcannula includes a light guide and a flexible hollow tu...