ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,605,281, issued on April 21.
"Epithelial removal tool with light emitter and method for an ophthalmic surgical procedure" was invented by Mehrdad Mazaheri (Richardson, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An epithelial removal tool and epithelial surgical procedure emits light from a lower end of the removal tool to provide a fixation light, a point for the patient to focus on to prevent eye movement and avoid injury during ophthalmic surgery. The removal tool has a housing which secures one or more removal members in fixed position. The removal members are preferably provided by synthetic brush bristles. One or more optical fibers exte...