Patent ID: 8888802

Claim:
A vitrectomy probe comprising: a housing; a cutter extending longitudinally from a first end of the housing, the cutter comprising: an outer cutting member coupled to the housing; an inner cutting member slideable within the outer cutting member, the inner cutting member slideable between a retracted position and an extended position; and an adjustable port, a size of the adjustable port defined by an edge of an opening formed in the outer cutting member and an end surface of the inner cutting member when the inner cutting member is in a fully retracted position: an oscillator operable to reciprocate the inner cutting member; a first chamber formed in the housing; and a stroke limiter operable to limit the size of the adjustable port, the stroke limiter comprising: a moveable element moveable relative to the inner cutting member, the moveable element moveable within the first chamber in response to a pneumatic pressure within a portion of the first chamber, the moveable element adapted to be positioned to engage the inner cutting member at a selected position defining the retracted position of the inner cutting member.