US Patent Issued to Alcon on Oct. 20 for "Dual port laser vitreous disintegration device" (Texas Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,038, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Alcon Inc. (Fribourg, Switzerland).

"Dual port laser vitreous disintegration device" was invented by Paul R. Hallen (Colleyville, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vitreous disintegration device with multiple intake ports and a laser for vitreous disintegrating. The probe includes a needle to accommodate the ports for a more continuous and fluidic uptake of vitreous from an eye of a patient. Additionally, the use of a laser may be employed to disintegrate the vitreous in a manner that avoids blocking of ports and thus, further promoting the fluidic uptake. The laser may reach the ports at ...