US Patent Issued on May 26 for "Dynamic support for ophthalmic device" (Minnesota Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,636,188, issued on May 26.

"Dynamic support for ophthalmic device" was invented by Edwin Ryan (St. Paul, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A small gauge surgical instrument is shown with advantages such as diminished "play" at the tip. A surgical instrument assembly is also shown with support along a length of the instrument that can be selected by the surgeon. Devices and method described provide adjustability of the instrument without protruding into a gripping surface of the instrument."

The patent was filed on April 30, 2024, under Application No. 18/651,259.

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