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A system for preparation of an implant and ab interno insertion of the implant into an eye including a handle having one or more actuators and an elongated shaft having an outer sheath and an elongate member positioned within a lumen of the tubular outer sheath. The system includes a recess sized for holding a patch of material fixed relative to the handle and a cutting member movable relative to the handle and to the recess. The cutting member cuts the patch of material into an implant as the cutting member moves towards a cutting configuration. The implant, once cut, is axially aligned with the lumen of the tubular outer sheath. The inner elongate member is movable relative to the tubular outer sheath to advance the implant into a deployment position in the lumen of the tubular outer sheath for delivery into the eye. Related devices and methods are provided.

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent medical treatment, and discloses a cataract surgery navigation control method based on multi-modal fusion, which comprises the following steps: carrying out lightweight preprocessing on an eye fundus image, ultrasonic probe data, a corneal topographic map and intraocular pressure parameters through an edge computing architecture, and constructing an efficient feature extraction network by adopting a knowledge distillation technology; self-adaptive feature fusion is realized based on an uncertainty quantification mechanism, real-time structure recognition is provided by utilizing an augmented reality technology, an intelligent navigation strategy is generated by pre-training a reinforcement learning model, an instrument control system with multilayer safety guarantee is established, and continuous optimization of the system is realized by adopting an online learning mechanism. According to the invention, the precision and safety of the operation are effectively improved, and an effective technical scheme is provided for intelligent navigation control of the cataract operation.

The invention discloses a parallel imaging OCT (Optical Coherence Tomography) system based on a metasurface area array, which relates to the technical field of medical instruments, is small in size and can realize intraocular single-shot area array imaging and a three-dimensional position depth perception function by using metasurface and optical coherence tomography imaging information in a sample tissue with a limited size. According to the technical scheme, a light beam emitted by a laser is divided into two paths through a beam splitter, and the two paths enter a sample arm module and a reference arm module respectively; the sample arm module is a probe and comprises a multi-core optical fiber and a first metasurface; the reference arm module comprises a collimator, a motor and a right-angle reflector; the probe enters a sample tissue, a light beam is focused on the sample tissue and then is backscattered, the backscattered light beam reversely passes through the first metasurface, the multi-core optical fiber, the beam splitter, the second metasurface, the third lens, the grating and the focusing lens and then forms a spectral line beam on the CCD sensor, and the computer reads a signal from the CCD sensor and performs three-dimensional reconstruction imaging on the sample tissue.

Disclosed herein are drug delivery devices and methods for the treatment of ocular disorders requiring targeted and controlled administration of a drug to an interior portion of the eye for reduction or prevention of symptoms of the disorder. The devices are capable of controlled release of one or more drugs and may also include structures which allow for treatment of increased intraocular pressure by permitting aqueous humor to flow out of the anterior chamber of the eye through the device.

Caps and other luer taper medical devices having a volume displacing protrusion are described. The volume displacing protrusion can extend in an axial direction away from an end wall inside the female hub and be configured to create a seal that can be substantially airtight with a distal end of a syringe that is engaged with the cap or other luer taper medical device. The volume displacing protrusion of the cap or other luer taper medical device can create a seal with a distal end of a syringe before an outside surface of the syringe tip creates a seal with the luer taper of the female hub.

Systems and methods for delivering multiple ocular implants to reduce intraocular pressure are disclosed. The ocular implants can be implanted at multiple sites within a single human eye without requiring removal of the delivery apparatus from the eye. A system for delivering multiple ocular implants can include a plurality of implants, an external housing, and an introducer assembly. The external housing can provide access to an implant singulation actuator and an implant delivery actuator. The introducer assembly can comprise an auto- retracting introducer portion. The delivery apparatus can include an infinite activation mechanism / portion and / or a manual singulation mechanism / portion.

Electromechanical implantable device for actuating a patient's eyelid (11), comprising an actuator (2) for activating the opening or closing of the eyelid. The actuator is a dielectric elastomer actuator. The device may comprise a rod (3). The actuator is intended to be implanted under the skin of the patient's forehead, and linked to the eyelid via said rod.

Some embodiments of the invention advantageously leverage the expansion, dilation or by-pass of the Schlemm's canal using adjustable reversible self-expanding eye stents (SES) or eye tension rings (ETRs) of desired sizes to control and improve aqueous flow throughout the range of the uveolymphatic canal. As such, some embodiments include tension ring(s) or cylinders that sits either inside or outside the Schlemm's canal wall and is at least partially within the canal and / or is partially or fully anchored, attached, adhered, or otherwise held in place with respect to the wall and / or elsewhere in the canal. The partial or complete expansion of the canal can be pre-configured based on pre-operative metrology of the Schlemm's canal to a customized and adjustable fit across the various zones within the uveolymphatic canal and based on the patient specific and evolving needs. Additionally, the SES can utilize entry / exit features for by-pass of fluid, varying control of dilation across its shape that may also allow anchoring, repositioning, and retrieval.

The invention discloses a dioptric scleroderma cataract dynamic intraocular pressure stable control ultrasonic emulsification system adaptive to a dual-channel operation, which comprises a host control unit, an ultrasonic emulsification handle, a perfusion and suction system, an intraocular pressure monitoring unit, a pressure balance module and a scleroderma fragmentation module, through cooperation of the intraocular pressure control module and the two-way operation type adaptive control module, a high-precision filling valve and a closed-loop suction pump are synchronously adjusted in real time according to anterior chamber built-in and external monitoring fusion data, and intraoperative intraocular pressure fluctuation is controlled within + / -2 mmHg; through pulse modulation and a self-adaptive negative pressure curve of the hardcore fragmentation enhancement module, the stability of the anterior chamber is ensured while the hardcore fragmentation efficiency is improved; fluid dynamics and energy parameters can be automatically optimized according to conventional incisions or micro incisions; according to the system, the anterior chamber stability problem in the high-difficulty cataract surgery is solved.

The devices and methods of the present invention provide a means to depress the sclera in such a fashion as to provide single point, multiple point, semicircular or 360 circumferential scleral tissue depression without the need for manual manipulation of the scleral depressor. The device comprises a shaped depressor for insertion between the sclera and the orbit of the eye and a holding means for positioning the depressor, hi some embodiments the device can be integrated with a speculum. Use of the device eliminates the need to have a second person manipulate the depressor during the procedure and directly enables bimanual surgery.

A system for automatically focusing ("autofocusing") a microscope during an inner limiting membrane (ILM) peeling maneuver is configured to output low-coherence infrared (IR) light toward the eye during the maneuver. The system includes an interferometer that senses an axial distance between the microscope and ILM and outputs distance signals indicative of the sensed axial distance. An electronic control unit (ECU) is in communication with motor-driven lenses of the microscope and with an IR light source of the interferometer. Execution of the instructions causes the ECU to receive the distance signals from the interferometer. In response to the distance signals, the ECU transmits a focus control signal to the lens(es) to thereby resolve the ILM with a desired depth-of-field. The ECU automatically adjusts a focus level of the microscope on the ILM to accommodate for respiration-related movements of the patient.

A needle is provided for subretinal injection. The needle may comprise a concentric assembly 100 forming a lumen 140 for a substance to be injected below a retinal surface layer, the concentric assembly comprising an outer tube 130, an intermediate tube 120, and an inner tube 110 comprising a tip 116 for piercing the retinal surface layer, wherein the tip is at a distal end of the inner tube, wherein the inner tube extends axially from a distal end of the intermediate tube, wherein the inner tube is at least partially translucent to optical coherence tomography (OCT), wherein the tip is beveled, wherein the inner tube has an inner tube outer diameter of 120µm or less at an onset of the bevel. Furthermore, a needle system is provided which comprises the needle and a flexible tubing to supply the substance to the needle.

Devices and methods are provided for delivering gas. In one example, the device includes a syringe body including a proximal end, a distal end including an outlet and a gas chamber communicating with the outlet, and a plunger carrying a piston slidably received within the syringe body. A canister containing a gas is provided within the plunger adjacent a passage through the piston communicating with the gas chamber. A drive actuator is movable to cause an opener pin to open a septum of the canister and release the gas, whereupon the gas travels through the passage into the gas chamber, thereby displacing the piston proximally to fill the gas chamber. Once activated, the plunger may be advanced to deliver the gas within the gas chamber through the outlet into a patient's body, e.g., into an eye via a cannula connected to the outlet.

A console of an ophthalmic surgical system is for operating a surgical handpiece which includes a treatment needle and a drive for driving the treatment needle by oscillation. The console includes a generator configured to provide a time-varying drive signal for the drive, an evaluation unit, and a detection unit. The detection unit is electrically couplable to the drive and detects a contact signal of the drive on account of a second oscillation amplitude in a low-oscillation state of the needle in which the needle oscillates at a maximum first oscillation amplitude. The generator provides the drive signal such that the drive is deactivated during the low-oscillation state. The evaluation unit evaluates the contact signal and determines contact of a particle with the needle on a basis of the evaluation. The detection unit detects the contact signal when the second oscillation amplitude is greater than the first oscillation amplitude.

A control interface (I) for a robotic system for the vitreoretinal surgery includes a haptic device (1) equipped with an articulated chain (2) having a free end (3). The interface includes a guiding device (10). The guiding device (10) includes a stationary surface (11), a guiding (20) mounted on the stationary surface by a ball joint (21), and a rod (30) mounted on the guide (20) by a sliding connection (25) with an axis corresponding to that of the rod (30). The rod includes a first end (32) mounted stationary on the free end (3) of the haptic device (1) and a second end (33) on which a gripping member (5) is mountable.

Disclosed herein are drug delivery devices and methods for the treatment of ocular disorders requiring targeted and controlled administration of a drug to an interior portion of the eye for reduction or prevention of symptoms of the disorder. The devices are capable of controlled release of one or more drugs and may also include structures which allow for treatment of increased intraocular pressure by permitting aqueous humor to flow out of the anterior chamber of the eye through the device.

The invention relates to a comprehensive manipulator for ocular surface surgery, which belongs to the technical field of medical instruments and comprises a universal host, a disposable manipulator and a replaceable disposable functional head, and the universal host integrates an intelligent control module, a precise fluid driving component and a safe closed-loop system and has the functions of automatic recognition and surgery mode presetting. Accurate parameter regulation and control and operation safety protection can be realized; the disposable operation hand tool adopts a sterile design and an ergonomic structure, is provided with a quick butt joint mechanism and a magnetic attraction connecting part, and is adaptive to different functional heads; the replaceable disposable functional head has various special types and can replace traditional cotton swabs to achieve operations such as flushing, suction and precise dosing. According to the platform, cross contamination can be eradicated, ocular surface injury is reduced, the operation standardization level and operation efficiency are improved, dependence on doctor experience is reduced, and the clinical requirements for accuracy and safety of ocular surface operation are met.

Disclosed herein are drug delivery devices and methods for the treatment of ocular disorders requiring targeted and controlled administration of a drug to an interior portion of the eye for reduction or prevention of symptoms of the disorder. The devices are capable of controlled release of one or more drugs and may also include structures which allow for treatment of increased intraocular pressure by permitting aqueous humor to flow out of the anterior chamber of the eye through the device.

The invention relates generally to medical devices and methods for reducing the intraocular pressure in an animal eye and, more particularly, to stent type devices for permitting aqueous outflow from the eye's anterior chamber and associated methods thereof for the treatment of glaucoma. Some aspects provide a self-trephining glaucoma stent and methods thereof which advantageously allow for a “one-step” procedure in which the incision and placement of the stent are accomplished by a single device and operation. This desirably allows for a faster, safer, and less expensive surgical procedure.

Suprachoroidal implantable devices formed of a compliant material have an external surface and an opposing internal surface with varying porosity extending through the compliant material or presenting external and internal surfaces with differing porosities. The compliant material surfaces either facilitate or inhibit tissue ingrowth into the material. The device and methods of using the device reduce pressure in the eye by directing fluid through the compliant material.

Medical devices and methods are described for removing a predetermined shape of soft tissue from a target tissue layer, leaving a matching passage having a predetermined geometry and orientation in the target tissue layer. The medical devices include coaxial outer and inner elongate members extending along an axis X; the outer member includes an open distal end and a first distal portion configured for piercing the target tissue layer during forward axial movement; the inner member includes a second distal portion configured to rotate and protrude distally through the open distal end to cut the predetermined shape of soft tissue from the target tissue layer and create the passage, which forms a hole across the target tissue layer.

To provide a foot switch and surgical device for ophthalmic surgery that offer improved operability. [Solution] The oscillating part of the side switch rotates and oscillates left and right around a rotation axis extending in the front-rear direction, within a predetermined oscillation range between an inner standby position when the side switch is not operated and an outer operating position when the side switch is operated. The side switch biasing part biases the oscillating part toward the standby position within the oscillation range. When the oscillating part is in the standby position, the point of application of the force required to operate the push switch is located inside a virtual reference plane extending vertically upward from the rotation axis of the oscillating part. When the oscillating part begins to rotate and oscillate from the standby position toward the operating position, the height of the point of application gradually increases as it moves outward from the standby position.

This invention discloses an eyeball implant. According to this invention, an eyeball implant can be permanently implanted on the eyeball without the hassle of attachment and detachment, and can form a beautiful appearance that is integrated with the pupil without blocking the light-entering aperture.

A robotic system for performing an ocular surgery includes a robot and an electronic control unit (ECU). The robot includes an end-effector, six or more electric motors connected to or operable for moving six or more links and controllable via the ECU, and all-pose gravity compensation structure. A surgical tool is connected to the end-effector. The robot and surgical tool, in response to electronic control signals from the ECU, perform a surgical task on an eye during the ocular surgery. The ECU includes scaling logic operable for downscaling or limiting a tool force imparted to the eye by the surgical tool and / or a tool velocity of the surgical tool. All-pose gravity compensation minimizes a perceived weight of the surgical tool during the ocular surgery. The robotic system may include a surgeon-operated haptic device / master in which the robot acts as a slave device.

This invention discloses a silicone oil thrust frame, relating to the field of medical device technology. It includes a syringe holder, an adapter holder, and an adapter. A syringe is quickly connected to the syringe holder. The syringe holder is connected to the adapter holder via a long connecting tube. A pagoda connector is quickly connected to the adapter holder. The pagoda connector is connected to the adapter via a short connecting tube. Both the syringe holder and the adapter holder have identical quick-release structures. This invention allows for rapid assembly and replacement of the syringe and adapter, is less prone to damage and detachment, and can quickly adapt to different devices in case of emergencies during surgery, avoiding waste of consumables, prolonged operation time, and reducing procurement costs.

The invention relates to a handpiece for use in a surgical procedure such as a phacoemulsification, which handpiece comprises a housing with a proximal and a distal outer end, wherein the handpiece comprises at the distal outer end an aspiration opening for aspirating a surgery site, which aspiration opening is connected to an aspiration channel extending through the housing and which aspiration channel is configured to be connected to a suction force source such as a pump or underpressure system in order to generate a suction force in the aspiration opening, wherein the handpiece comprises an operating element, wherein in a first operative mode of the operating element there is suction force in the aspiration opening and in a second operative mode of the operating element there is no suction force in the aspiration opening.

The invention relates to an ophthalmic surgical instrument comprising a handling unit, a surgical module provided on the handling unit, and a shaft at least partially surrounding the surgical module, wherein the surgical module and the shaft are movable relative to each other. The handling unit further comprises a guide element arranged at a distal end of the handling unit. The handling unit includes an actuating unit with a plurality of actuating arms and a drive unit for moving the shaft back and forth relative to the guide element through the central bore of the guide element, wherein the drive unit comprises an annular element on a proximal side of the guide element, the distal ends of the actuating arms being pivotably connected to the annular element in order to move the annular element toward the guide element.

The invention relates to the field of ophthalmology medical treatment, and discloses a cornea compression molding device for astigmatism surgical correction. According to the device, a circular ring body is fixedly arranged on the cornea of an eyeball in a sleeving manner, and a ring body connecting handle is connected to the surface of one side of the circular ring body; the upper surface of the circular ring body is provided with scales for referring to the axial direction of astigmatism, visual reference is provided for axial calibration of the astigmatism, and it is ensured that the arc piece can be accurately aligned with the target axial position. The circular ring body is matched with the cornea in size, the positioning cylinder provides a reference for horizontal positioning of the cornea, it is guaranteed that the compression molding direction is accurate, stable supporting is provided for the whole device, and it is guaranteed that the device does not deviate in the compression molding process; the compression molding arc sheet is a compression molding part directly acting on the cornea, and the cornea form is changed through physical extrusion; the pressure adjusting knob is used for accurately adjusting and controlling compression molding pressure; the ring body is connected with the handle so that a doctor can hold conveniently.

A design is described herein for rings and for cutting rings for a device used in capsulotomy procedures. A set of ring dimensions can describe a desired height of a ring at each location of the ring. The set of ring dimensions is also associated with an intended wall thickness, and thus is associated with an intended cross-sectional area at each ring location. A wall thickness at each portion of a can vary from the intended wall thickness specified by the set of ring dimensions at various locations of the ring. At these locations, the height of the ring can be varied such that the resulting cross-sectional area of the ring at these locations is substantially similar to the intended cross-sectional area of the ring at the locations.

The utility model relates to the technical field of medical supplies, in particular to a lacrimal passage dredging and drainage device which comprises a dredging assembly and a drainage assembly, and the dredging assembly comprises a needle seat, a probe outer tube and a probe head which are of an integrated structure; the drainage assembly comprises a drainage tube, two guide wires connected to the two ends of the drainage tube and ball heads connected to the ends of the guide wires. The interior of the probe outer tube is hollow and can allow the ball head to slide, a ball inlet allowing the ball head to enter is formed in the end, close to the probe seat, of the probe outer tube, a sliding groove allowing the guide wire to slide is formed in the side wall of the probe outer tube in the length direction of the probe outer tube, and the end of the probe head is a cambered surface. The end face of the probe head is provided with a ball outlet allowing the ball head to penetrate out, the two ends of the sliding groove are communicated with the ball inlet and the ball outlet respectively, and the effect of improving the accuracy when the guide wire is inserted into the lacrimal passage is achieved.