US Patent Issued to UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI CAGLIARI on April 14 for "Ophthalmological surgical instrument" (Italian Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,599,500, issued on April 14, was assigned to UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI CAGLIARI (Italy).

"Ophthalmological surgical instrument" was invented by Enrico Peiretti (Cagliari, Italy), Claudio Iovino (Cagliari, Italy), Emanuele Siotto Pintor (Cagliari, Italy) and Pasquale Buonadonna (Cagliari, Italy).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ophthalmological surgical instrument may include a hollow body having an oblong shape, and a cutting assembly. The cutting assembly may include at least one arm and at least one cutting element. The at least one arm may be pivotally hinged on a base that may be stabilized to the body and adapted to be placed in r...