Patent ID: 8142459
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A device for performing an anterior capsulotomy procedure, the device comprising: a body having a proximal end and a distal end; a rotatable cutting element rotatably disposed on the proximal end of the body, wherein the cutting element comprises a plurality of surgical blades and an arcuate member, wherein the arcuate member has a first end, a second end, a first surface, and a second surface, wherein the first end of the arcuate member opposes the second end of the arcuate member, wherein the first surface opposes the second surface, wherein a first surgical blade is attached to the first end of the arcuate member and extends outwardly there from, wherein a second surgical blade is attached to the second end of the arcuate member and extends outwardly there from a shaft having a first end and a second end; a first pulley, wherein the proximal end of the body is formed to include an aperture extending there through, wherein the shaft is rotatably disposed through the aperture, wherein the first pulley is attached to the first end of the shaft, wherein the second end of the shaft is attached to the second surface of the arcuate member; and an actuator, wherein the actuator is movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the actuator is operatively coupled to the rotatable cutting element such that when the actuator is moved from the first position to the second position the arcuate member is rotated about 180 degrees.