ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,564,513, issued on March 3.
"Tool for macular elevation" was invented by Khalid Al Sabti (Kuwait City).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure relates to a novel and advantageous tool for manipulation of the eye. Particularly, the present disclosure relates to a novel and advantageous tool for macular elevation to facilitate surgical reach of the macula for treatment of a macular hole. The tool may have a handle portion and an engagement portion. The engagement portion may have an engagement surface for engaging a rear surface of the eye. The tool may further have an extender for adjusting an extension of the engagement surf...