MUMBAI, India, July 25 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517065853 A) filed by Alcon Inc., Fribourg, Switzerland, on July 10, for 'cannulas for ophthalmic procedures.'

Inventor(s) include Sinha, Ashish; and Liao, Grace Chuang.

The application for the patent was published on July 25, under issue no. 30/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "Certain aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to ophthalmic surgery, and more particularly, to methods and apparatuses for controlling intraocular pressure (IOP). An exemplary apparatus generally includes a proximal segment comprising a first inner diameter (ID), an intermediate segment coupled to the proximal segment, the intermediate segment comprising a second ID smaller than the first ID, and a distal segment coupled to the intermediate segment, the distal segment comprising a third ID smaller than the second ID."

The patent application was internationally filed on Jan. 12, 2024, under International application No.PCT/IB2024/050343.

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