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Surgical apparatus and method for incising an aperture in the anterior capsule of the human eye. The apparatus for capsulorhexis comprises a shaft, a cutting member with a sharp cutting edge, and a fastener connecting the shaft to an ultrasonic power source. After making an initial incision in the e

Surgical apparatus and method for incising an aperture in the anterior capsule of the human eye. The apparatus for capsulorhexis comprises a shaft, a cutting member with a sharp cutting edge, and a fastener connecting the shaft to an ultrasonic power source. After making an initial incision in the eye, the surgeon uses the apparatus to make a smooth, continuous, curvilinear aperture in the anterior capsule of the eye.

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Apparatus for incising an aperture in the anterior capsule of the human eye comprising: a solid shaft having first and second ends; a cutting member attached to the shaft, said cutting member having first, second and third orthogonal axes wherein the first and second axes define a horizontal plane o

Apparatus for incising an aperture in the anterior capsule of the human eye comprising: a solid shaft having first and second ends; a cutting member attached to the shaft, said cutting member having first, second and third orthogonal axes wherein the first and second axes define a horizontal plane of said cutting member and the third axis defines the depth of said cutting member, said cutting member comprising a metal band having a physical configuration defined by the first and second axes, with the width of said band substantially equal to the length of said third axis, said metal band having at least one opening therein receiving said shaft therethrough and having a cutting edge; and means for connecting the first end of said shaft to an ultrasonic power source to impart motion to the cutting edge.