ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,551,373, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Visionair BV (Geel, Belgium) and Universiteit Hasselt (Hasselt, Belgium).
"Vitrectomy device" was invented by Koen Willekens (Geel, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to ophthalmic surgical devices, systems, and methods, in particular to vitrectomy device with a rotating inner tube."
The patent was filed on Jan. 7, 2022, under Application No. 18/260,431.
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