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6648847 Method of operating a liquefracture handpiece  
A surgical handpiece having at least two lumens or tubes mounted to a body. At least one tube is used for aspiration and at least one other tube is used to inject heated surgical fluid for...
6641589 Ophthalmic surgical lens  
An ophthalmic surgical lens to prevent retinopathy caused by microscopic illumination during cataract or intra-ocular lens surgery. The lens is soft and includes a transparent lens portion placed...
6629979 Implantation device with deformable nozzle tip for implanting a deformable intraocular lens  
A deformable intraocular lens implanting device for implanting a deformable intraocular lens into the eye. The device includes a deformable nozzle tip portion having a wall portion defining a...
6629980 Instrument and method for creating an intraocular incision  
An instrument and method are provided for incising an intraocular tissue, such as the anterior capsule of the eye, which requires only a small wound cut in the corneal or scleral tissue. The...
6610075 Keratome with suspended stabilized blade, improved suction ring with applanator and guided engagement with keratome cutter head, automated translation of the cutter head, and blade insertion tool  
A keratome includes a cutting instrument having a cutter head with a reciprocating blade and a cutting edge extending below a sole surface of the cutter head; an automated drive unit mounting the...
6607537 Injector for implanting a folded intraocular lens, container for storing and transporting the injector and method for ejecting the lens in a folded state  
An injector for implanting a folded intraocular lens with which a folded lens can be inserted into the capsula of the lens of the eye through an opening incision of about 3 mm in the eye. The...
6605093 Device and method for use with an ophthalmologic insertor apparatus  
This invention discloses devices for use with an ophthalmologic insertor apparatus. In one embodiment, the device is a flexible, stretchable sleeve holder adapted to fit over a deformable sleeve...
6599271 Ophthalmic flow converter  
A device for preventing post occlusion flow surges during eye surgery includes an enclosure defining an inlet and an outlet. The enclosure further defines a flow passage between the inlet and the...
6596000 Instrument for positioning an intracorneal optical lens  
An instrument for positioning an intracorneal optical lens within an intracorneal pocket is disclosed. The instrument generally includes a handle and a cannula associated with and having a distal...
6592591 Foldable lens delivery system  
An automatic lens delivery device using a linear actuator which is specially adapted for low torque, low heat applications, and can be used to insert a lens into a user's eye. The linear actuator...
6579255 Pressurized flow of fluid into the eye using pump and pressure measurement system  
A method and apparatus provided for controlling fluid control to and from an eye or a phacoemulsification handpiece. The handpiece includes an ultrasonically driven, hollow, sleeved needle and the...
6565584 Device and method for inserting a biocompatible material into the corneal stroma  
This invention is an improved method and kit for producing a desired channel or pathway in the interlamellar space in the corneal stroma for inserting a biocompatible material. The biocompatible...
6558395 Intraocular lens implanter  
A device for deforming and ejecting a deformable intraocular lens for insertion into a small incision in an eye, the device comprising a) a housing, b) a lens transporting duct in a front part of...
6554839 Stepped IOL insertion cartridge for inserting an intraocular lens in an eye  
An intraocular lens (IOL) insertion apparatus including a cartridge with an IOL-receiving chamber, a handpiece into which the cartridge is loaded, and a plunger rod that extends through a lumen in...
6554840 Medical scalpel  
The present invention relates to a medical scalpel for incising a spherical biological tissue comprising a shank and a planar blade portion integrated with the shank. The planar blade portion has a...
6554843 Cataract instrument  
A cataract instrument has a tubular body. The tubular body has an aperture defined at a tapering front end thereof and an end cover provided at a rear and thereof. A shaft is received in the...
6543453 Methods of refractive correction of the eye  
A method of changing the shape and/or size of an intracorneal ring in situ. The intracorneal ring can be a lens. Preferably, the intracorneal ring is made of a collagen-based polymer material such...
6540754 Apparatus and method for multiply folding and inserting an intraocular lens in an eye  
An intraocular lens (IOL) insertion system, cartridge and/or combination cartridge and folding member that facilitates multiply folding an IOL within a load chamber of the cartridge prior to...
6537281 Corrective intraocular lens system, intraocular lenses, and lens handling and installation devices for use therewith  
A corrective intraocular lens system comprises a primary intraocular lens for implanting into an individaual'aphakic or phakic eye. The primary intraocular lens includes an optic portion having an...
6537283 Intraocular lens shipping case and injection cartridge  
An intraocular lens cartridge having a distal injector portion and a proximal shipping portion. The injector portion and the shipping portion are join be a hinge that allows the shipping portion to...
6537282 Device for bending an intraocular lens  
A device for bending an intraocular lens with an optical part which is flexible, before the lens is implanted, includes at least one pair of bending support surfaces, which are designed to be able...
6527765 Cryogenic surgical system and method of use in removal of tissue  
The present invention is directed towards a surgical system and method of use for treating and removing unwanted tissue, preferably from an organ or other internal part of a patient. The system...
6520929 Infusion sleeve for ophthalmic surgery  
Sleeve apparatus for a phacoemulsification/irrigation and aspiration handpiece includes an elongate sleeve having a proximal and a distal end with a sleeve establishing an annular passage around a...
6506195 Deformable intraocular lens insertion system  
A deformable intraocular lens insertion system comprising a lens injecting device and a lens cartridge with a rotary connecting arrangement between the lens injecting device and the lens cartridge....
6503275 Ophthalmic lens insertion instrument and package  
A foldable intraocular lens is stored in its normal unfolded configuration within a lens storage chamber in a lens insertion instrument. The instrument includes a ram which is movable inwardly...
6500181 Instrument for folding and inserting anterior chamber intraocular lenses  
There is described an instrument for double folding an elastically deformable intraocular lens (IOL) into a general C-shape for insertion through a small incision into the anterior chamber of a...
6497708 Intraocular lens insertion instrument  
An insertion instrument provides improved features for insertion of a lens into the eye through a small incision. A tubular member has a lumen and a split nozzle end portion for spreading after...
6491697 Method and apparatus for inserting a flexible membrane into an eye  
An instrument for inserting a flexible intraocular lens or other flexible membrane into an eye which includes a compressor for laterally compressing the lens into a small cross-sectional...
6491661 Infusion control system  
An infusion control system having a flexible, collapsible infusion container. The container can be compressed between rollers or plate so at to pressurize the container. Such a system allows for...
6491686 Method and system for scanning non-overlapping patterns of laser energy with diffractive optics  
A system for laser treatment of the eye comprises one or more diffractive optical elements for producing unique treatment segments within an ablation zone on the eye. The treatment segments may be...
6471708 Intraocular lens and additive packaging system  
A packaging system for an intraocular lens and optionally an additive material that can be used to insert a packaged intraocular lens into an eye through a relatively small incision. Methods for...
6447519 Apparatus for holding intraocular lenses and injectors, and methods for using same  
Apparatus for holding intraocular lenses and apparatus for holding intraocular lens injectors are provided which provide convenient and effective packaging systems for intraocular lenses and allow...
6447520 IOL insertion apparatus with IOL engagement structure and method for using same  
An IOL insertion apparatus including a cartridge with an IOL-receiving chamber, a handpiece into which the cartridge is loaded, and a plunger rod that extends through a lumen in the cartridge to...
6440103 Method and apparatus for thermal emulsification  
A medical device that can emulsify tissue with a heated fluid. The device may include an active heating element that is located within an inner channel at a distal end of a cannula. The cannula is...
6428545 Intraocular lens implanting instrument  
An instrument for implanting an elastically foldable intraocular lens in an eye is described. The instrument comprises a barrel having proximal and distal ends and a nozzle having a slender ocular...
6428501 Surgical instrument sleeve  
A surgical sleeve lens removal by laser or ultrasonic surgical instruments, also used on the forefront of an ophthalmic irrigation/aspiration surgical instrument. The surgical sleeve consists of a...
6423074 Flexible irrigation/aspiration tip assembly for providing irrigation to an eye capsule and for aspirating fluid from the eye capsule  
A flexible tip I/A tip assembly includes an elongated sleeve for protecting an eye capsule wound through which the sleeve is inserted and for containing irrigation fluid. The sleeve includes a...
6413262 Method of crystalline lens replacement  
A method of crystalline lens replacement for eyes comprises the steps of forming a small hole that penetrates through the lens capsule, removing a part of the crystalline lens substance through the...
6406481 Method preloading a deformable intraocular lens into injecting apparatus for storage and/or shipment  
An intraocular lens injection system comprising an injecting device and cartridge. The cartridge comprises a lens holding portion and an outer sleeve portion. The invention includes a method of...
6398788 Method for making and using IOL insertion apparatus  
Apparatus for inserting intraocular lenses (IOLs) into eyes include a hollow tube including a material and having an interior wall defining a hollow space through which an IOL is passed and an...
6398789 Intraocular lens injector cartridge  
An intraocular lens injector cartridge having a heat retention additive for helping the cartridge retain heat once the cartridge is warmed. Such additives can include an biocompatible material...
6387101 Deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus and method  
A deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus for inserting a deformable intraocular lens through a small incision into an eye. The apparatus includes a lens injecting body including a lens...
6386357 Soft intraocular lens-folding device and storage case  
A soft intraocular lens-folding device comprises a movable member 1 and a base member 2 . The movable member 1 comprises an elastically bendable pair of legs 12 a , 12 b , and a common base ...
6383192 Apparatus for intubation of lacrimal duct  
An apparatus for intubation of the lacrimal duct comprising a thinner tube (or rod), a thicker tube(s) extending from one end or both ends of a thinner tube (or rod) and a probe which is inserted...
6371960 Device for inserting a flexible intraocular lens  
A device for inserting a flexible membrane into an eye which includes a tubular member with an passage and a plunger movably received in the passage. The passage has an open distal end adapted to...
6371966 Corneal incision device  
A corneal incision device of the present invention includes a surgical blade and a frame having an inner surface with a configuration that is generally in the shape of a ring-like segment of a...
6355046 Inserting device for deformable intraocular lens  
An insertion device for inserting a deformable intraocular lens into the eye. The insertion device has a an enclosing member that is attached to the body of the insertion device and that has two...
6355048 Spherical linkage apparatus  
A five bar spherical serial closed loop linkage includes a first link, and a second link rotatably mounted to the first link about a first axis of rotation, the axis of rotation passing through a...
6352519 Removal of tissue  
To reduce damage to surrounding tissue while fragmenting some tissue such as for example not damaging the capsular wall while removing the lens during cataract removal surgery or not damaging...
6342058 Iris fixated intraocular lens and instrument for attaching same to an iris  
An iris fixated intraocular lens for implanting in the anterior chamber of an eye comprises an optic having an optical axis and anterior and posterior sides; and first and second fixation members,...
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