ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,335, issued on Feb. 17.
"Hydraulic delivery of surgical implants" was invented by Todd Taber (Keller, Texas), Jestwin Lee IV (Grandview, Texas), Kathryn Jensen (Sugar Land, Texas), Pradeep Magadum (Arlington, Texas) and Saumya Dilip Yadav (Arlington, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system or apparatus for using a cartridge for eye surgery. An implant may be mechanically advanced to a sealed position in a first phase, and then the implant may be advanced into the eye via hydraulic pressure or fluid flow in a second phase. An actuator may comprise a hollow plunger and a chamber configured to receive the cartridge. The actuator m...