ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,499, issued on April 14.
"Devices and methods for creating a capsulorhexis" was invented by Michael Schaller (Louisville, Colo.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Described herein are devices and methods for creating a capsulorhexis. In some embodiments, the device includes a template with a tearing profile, which, when placed against the capsular bag, defines a perimeter of a capsulorhexis. In some embodiments, the device further includes rigid sections and bendable sections which are configured to transition the template between a first bent configuration for insertion through a corneal incision and a second unbent configuration for c...