MUMBAI, India, Aug. 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (201641022826 A) filed by Srinivasan Karthik, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, on July 2, 2016, for 'a retrieval device for removing an element from an eye and method of retrieval.'
Inventor(s) include Srinivasan Karthik.
The application for the patent was published on Aug. 1, under issue no. 31/2025.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A retrieval device for removing an element from an eye and a method of retrieval disclosed relates to the field of ophthalmology. The retrieval device and the method of retrieval are used to remove any element from within the eye. The device and the method do not make any complication to the structure of the eye. The retrieval device comprises a plurality of wires and a sheath. The plurality of wires is connected at an operative end thereof defining a blunt end. The sheath is configured to partially cover the plurality of wires. The sheath and the plurality of wires are movable relative to each other, thereby facilitating a formation of a retrieval basket at the blunt end. The size of the retrieval basket is varied by displacing the sheath over the plurality of wires as per the size of the element to be retrieved from the eye."
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