US 12,295,884 B1
Corneal irrigation system and method of use
Alexander Ilich Movshovich, New York, NY (US)
Filed by Alexander Ilich Movshovich, New York, NY (US)
Filed on Sep. 18, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/888,628.
Application 18/888,628 is a division of application No. 18/603,461, filed on Mar. 13, 2024, granted, now 12,109,148.
Int. Cl. A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/315 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 9/00709 (2013.01) [A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61M 5/31513 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0612 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An irrigation device for removing color pigments from an annular intracorneal channel within a cornea, the device comprising:
a handle having a distal end and a proximal end; and
a cannula including
i) a shaft section having a first end that is coupled to the handle's proximal end,
ii) an arcuate section having a blunt tip, wherein an exterior surface of the arcuate section comprises a rough-surface region that encompasses the blunt tip, the rough surface region configured to (a) be moved along the intracorneal channel and (b) simultaneously scrub a first wall of the intracorneal channel and a second wall of the intracorneal channel, and
iii) a first lumen extending from the first end of the shaft section toward the blunt tip of the arcuate section, the first lumen including an opening in the rough-surface region of the arcuate section.