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Vesber’s Foldable Capsular Buckle Structure Secures U.S. Utility Patent

Release time: Sep 15,2025


On August 19th, Vesber Company achieved another breakthrough with its independently developed innovative product—the Foldable Capsular Buckle (FCB). The "Foldable Capsular Buckle Structure" has been granted a U.S. Utility Patent, marking a significant milestone: Chinese ophthalmic medical technology, with its outstanding innovation and practicality, is set to deliver higher-quality and more efficient diagnosis and treatment experiences for retinal detachment to eye disease patients worldwide.
 
About the U.S. Utility Patent

The FCB Retinal Reattachment Surgery: Redefining External Ocular Procedures

The Foldable Capsular Buckle (FCB) retinal reattachment surgery represents an advanced type of external ocular surgery. Compared to traditional external retinal procedures, it offers transformative advantages:
  • Dramatically shorter operation time: Reduced from 50 minutes to just 10 minutes.
  • Minimally invasive design: Eliminates the need for retrobulbar anesthesia, extraocular muscle traction, scleral fluid drainage, intraoperative localization, and retinal tear cryotherapy.
  • Intuitive "jack-like" mechanism: Surgeons only need to implant the folded buckle onto the outer wall of the eye at the detachment site, then inflate it with normal saline. The buckle acts like a jack, gently "pushing" the detached retina back into place.
  • Faster recovery & fewer complications: Significantly reduces patient discomfort, avoids a range of postoperative complications, and greatly enhances the treatment experience for patients with retinal detachment ("retinal detachment" or "RD" for short).
  • Precision guided by 3D reconstruction: Uses 3D reconstruction calculations to accurately identify the location of retinal tears, effectively improving the correctness of tear reattachment and the overall reattachment rate.

Technical Structure of the Foldable Capsular Buckle

The foldable capsular buckle structure consists of two core components:
  1. Buckle body: Designed to be placed within the Tenon’s capsule of the eye. It features a cavity for holding normal saline or air, with two distinct surfaces—a flat first surface and a curved second surface. The height of the buckle body along the first surface ranges from 0.2 cm to 2.0 cm.
  2. Self-sealing drainage component: Connected to the second surface of the buckle body and in communication with the buckle cavity, enabling controlled inflation.

Key Advantages of the Structure

Unlike traditional scleral buckling bands, the FCB structure is implanted under the Tenon’s capsule. By filling the buckle cavity with a medium (e.g., normal saline), it tamponades and seals retinal tears. The design eliminates the need for scleral buckle fixation—only the drainage component needs to be sutured in place to prevent displacement. This innovation:
  • Reduces the size of surgical incisions.
  • Avoids extraocular muscle traction (no need for buckle fixation).
  • Ensures no postoperative discomfort for patients.
  • Simplifies surgical operation (lowers technical difficulty) and shortens overall procedure time.

Vesber’s Global Patent Portfolio: 32 Patents Across Major Markets

To date, Vesber has built a robust intellectual property portfolio, with 32 patents granted in multiple countries and regions, including China, the United States, Europe, Japan, Australia, Russia, Canada, Brazil, and India. The breakdown is as follows:
  • 20 Invention Patents
  • 11 Utility Model Patents
  • 1 Design Patent
These patents cover three core product lines:
  • 17 patents related to the Foldable Capsular Vitreous Body (FCVB)
  • 7 patents related to the Foldable Capsular Buckle (FCB)
  • 8 patents related to the posterior scleral reinforcement system for high myopia

FCVB: Vesber’s Flagship Innovation Leading Global Ocular Care

Notably, Vesber’s flagship product—the Foldable Capsular Vitreous Body (FCVB)—is a world-first innovative technology for eyeball preservation. It has obtained a series of international certifications and registrations, including:
  • ISO 13485 Certification (Quality Management System for Medical Devices)
  • EU CE Marking
  • Australia TGA Registration
  • Canadian Registration Certificate (awarded on September 3, 2025)
Domestically, the FCVB secured registration from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) through the innovative medical device approval pathway. It was also featured in the NMPA’s review of the 40th anniversary of China’s reform and opening-up as a model case of the transformation from "Made in China" to "Created in China" in the medical device sector.

Conclusion

The granting of the U.S. Utility Patent for the Foldable Capsular Buckle Structure not only demonstrates the innovative strength of Chinese ophthalmic medical devices on the international stage but also injects new momentum into the global advancement of ophthalmic medical technology. As this technology is further promoted and applied, it is expected to restore clear vision to more patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment and significantly improve their quality of life.
Founded in 2007, Vesber is a national high-tech enterprise dedicated to the R&D of innovative ophthalmic devices. It remains committed to bringing more original Chinese ophthalmic technologies to the world and contributing "Chinese solutions" to the global prevention and treatment of blinding eye diseases.