Patents by Inventor FERDINANDO MUNNO

FERDINANDO MUNNO has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20230263660
    Abstract: This invention concerns the field of ophthalmic surgical instruments used in cataract operations. The invention consists, in particular, to a surgical instrument designed to incorporate the nucleus’s crystalline lens and extract it entirely off the eye. The found consists of a tubular handle rotatable, that operates to an insertion mechanism, to which is connected to an intermediate element from which they take place, through two channels: a cable together joined a collection chamber, adapted to incorporate the nucleus’s crystalline lens; a cursor, suitable for the hermetic closure of the collection chamber and a fixing device, used to weaken the internal fibers of the nucleus. The found allows the elimination of the phase of fragmentation and aspiration of the nucleus’s crystalline lens with the integral removal of the nucleus avoiding micro-injuries or damage to the capsular bag used by ultrasound in the fragmentation phase and the consequent serious intraoperative complications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Publication date: August 24, 2023
    Inventor: FERDINANDO MUNNO