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5807401 |
Ophthalmic surgical apparatus for pulverizing and removing the lens nucleus from the eye of a living being
An ophthalmic surgical device for pulverizing the lens nucleus in the eye and for removing particles of the macerated lens nucleus from the eye of a living being, includes a housing which supports...
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5807310 |
Irrigation sleeve for an ultrasonic tip
An irrigation sleeve for a surgical instrument which has an outer band that is attached to the sleeve. The irrigation sleeve has an inner bore that extends from a proximal end to a distal end of...
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5803925 |
IOL insertion apparatus with covalently bonded lubricant
Apparatus for inserting intraocular lenses (IOLs) into eyes are disclosed. In one embodiment, such apparatus includes a hollow tube including an interior wall defining a hollow space through which...
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5800442 |
Deformable intraocular lens injecting system
A surgical implantation device for insertion of a deformable intraocular lens into the eye through a relatively small incision made in the ocular tissue comprising a lens injecting device having a...
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5792103 |
Viscosurgical method and apparatus
An improved viscosurgical method involving the administration of a viscoelastic and a corresponding degradative agent, such that the post-operative intraocular pressure spike often observed...
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5788706 |
Contact lens inserter/remover
A device for inserting and removing contact lenses comprises a vertical riser which separates a horizontal supporting bar and a horizontal stabilizing base. On end of the supporting bar is attached...
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5785645 |
Beveled tip illuminator for microsurgery
A manually manipulated illuminator used in microsurgery comprises an optic fiber that transmits light through the instrument and emits the light through a beveled end surface of the fiber, the...
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5779711 |
Corneal flap/cap elevator
An elevating instrument and method for atraumatically lifting a corneal cap or flap during corneal lamellar surgery having a handle and an elevator head at one end of said handle. The head has a...
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5776139 |
Rocking lens implantation apparatus
An apparatus used for intraocular implantation of a plastic lens in an internal eye zone, as via a surgical incision in the corneo-scleral limbus, which includes two elongated lever arms, each of...
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5772667 |
Method of using an intraocular lens injector
An intraocular lens injector compresses an intraocular lens by rolling the lens into a tight spiral and injects the compressed lens though a relatively small incision in the eye, approximately 2-3...
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5769890 |
Placement of second artificial lens in eye, to correct for optical defects of first artificial lens in eye
The method of providing corrected vision in an eye wherein a first artificial lens has been previously placed in the lens capsule of the eye, which includes providing a second artificial lens to...
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5766182 |
Multiple folding and handling of optical lens unit for placement in the eye
The method of compacting an artificial lens for implantation into the eye that includes imparting to the lens an M shape having two laterally spaced legs interconnected by a U-shaped portion; and...
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5752960 |
Intraocular lens insertion forceps
A forceps for implanting an intraocular lens into an eye through a slit in the eye wall has opposed, direct-action jaws, spring-biased to a position opening the jaws, that allows the jaws to open...
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5746713 |
Phacoemulsification needle
A phacoemulsification needle generally includes a needle for fragmenting eye tissue, a sleeve coaxially disposed about the needle for introducing irrigation fluid into a surgical site, and...
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5733256 |
Integrated phacoemulsification system
Surgical system for phacoemulsification providing infusion fluid apparatus and aspiration or evacuation apparatus to supplement the action of ultrasound vibrational energy applied to the surgical...
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5730156 |
Method for cutting and removing wrapping from an intraocular lens implant within an eye
A method of cutting and removing a wrapping from an intraocular lens implant within the eye. The method employs either a laser beam to effect the curing or an ultrasonic vibratory probe to effect...
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5728117 |
Retractable capsulorrehexis instument
A capsulorrhexis instrument that is retractable within a tube and extendable into a position projecting out of the tube. The instrument comprises a flexible band having a razor sharp cutting edge...
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5718677 |
Soft aspriation tip
An aspiration tip having a relatively rigid cannula attached to a hub and an open end opposite the hub. The open end is sealed with a cap made from a soft, flexible material, such as rubber or soft...
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5718708 |
Ophthalmic instrument for removing foreign objects
An ophthalmic instrument for removing foreign objects from an ocular surface includes a multi-purpose tool head attached at an angle to the end of a handle. The generally flat tool head includes a...
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5716363 |
Pars plana vitrectomy tool
An intracellular surgical tool for removing material from an eye of a patient. The tool is provided with a blade to allow the tool to make its own incision in the eye. The tool is provided with a...
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5711317 |
Multiple folding of optical lens unit and placement in the eye
The method of inserting a foldable plastic lens unit into the eye that includes folding the lens unit to form at least three folds; grasping the folded unit to hold it in folded state, and then...
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5702441 |
Method for rapid implantation of shape transformable optical lenses
A shape transformable medical implant or optical lens capable of substantial recoverable deformation in all dimensions is rapidly inserted and positioned into a target site such as an eye through...
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5702400 |
Intraocular lens folder
A single piece intraocular lens folder that has a generally planar, open frame in the shape of a rounded "A" with a rimmed, open head at the top of the "A". The base of the "A" forms a pairs of...
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5702402 |
Method and apparatus for folding of intraocular lens
A method of inserting a foldable intraocular lens (IOL) into the eye of a patient comprising holding a foldable IOL with forceps with the IOL being in a first folded condition in which the IOL has...
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5700240 |
Phacoemulsification system having ultrasonic power controlled by aspiration vacuum sensor
A method for controlling aspiration and irrigation fluids in an eye during a surgical procedure includes placing a handpiece in an operative relationship with an eye for introducing irrigation...
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5695049 |
Contact lens package with insertion feature
A contact lens container comprising an integrally molded one-piece synthetic resin receptacle providing a well having a peripheral wall with a bottom portion, and a flange extending about the...
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5693057 |
Instrument for implanting foldable intraocular lenses
Two elongated side plates are pivotally connected together for rotation about an axis extending lengthwise of and between the side plates. Thin, elongated necks extend distally from the side plates...
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5676669 |
Intraocular capsular shield
An apparatus and method including a capsular shield for use in cataract surgery for protection of a posterior lens capsule during removal of a capsule nucleus. The shield includes a flexible,...
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5676679 |
Apparatus for implanting an artifical meshwork in glaucoma surgery
A method and device which is used to insert an implant in order for treating an eye with glaucoma in order to lower the intraocular pressure of the eye. The implant is an artificial meshwork. The...
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5674226 |
Method and apparatus for tissue excision and removal by fluid jet
A method and apparatus for the excision and removal of tissue, such as the lens of the eye includes a pencil-like handpiece having a cannula probe extending from the distal end thereof. The probe...
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5667489 |
Expansile surgical sleeve apparatus and method for using same
A sleeve apparatus for use in combination with a surgical instrument for the removal of a cataract through an incision in a patient's eye. The sleeve apparatus includes a first sleeve member having...
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5662668 |
Blade for intrastromal radial keratotomy
The horizontal base of an L-shaped blade is inserted within an existing incision performed as part of a traditional radial keratotomy procedure to permit an intrastromal cut to be made to urge...
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5662659 |
Endwise adjustable eye forceps
An improved intraocular lens forceps, including a first and second arm, the first arm has a first handle and a first lens engagement blade spaced from the first handle. The second arm has a second...
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5653753 |
Method and apparatus for folding of intraocular lenses
A method of inserting a foldable intraocular lens (IOL) into the eye of a patient comprising holding a foldable IOL with forceps with the IOL being in a first folded condition in which the IOL has...
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5653724 |
Angled phacoemulsifier tip
An aspiration/irrigation tip adapted for use with a handpiece for the removal of a cataractous lens from the eye is described. The tip, which may be used with an ultrasonic handpiece, is a bent,...
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5653715 |
Apparatus for preparing an intraocular lens for insertion
An IOL compression chamber for folding an IOL includes a hollow chamber having a loading area, a staging area and a distal tip. The loading area has a distally extending slot in the wall which...
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5649943 |
Ophthalmic treatment apparatus and its use
An ophthalmic method and apparatus preferably for removing the relatively soft cellular epithelium from a predetermined region of the relatively hard fibrous cornea of the eye preparatory to...
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5645530 |
Phacoemulsification sleeve
A phacoemulsification sleeve having a centering ring isolated within an outer shell. A bellows-like sleeve between the handpiece and the outer shell provides a fluid path for the irrigating fluid.
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5643276 |
Apparatus and method for providing desired rotational orientation to an intraocular lens
Apparatus for inserting intraocular lenses (IOLs) into eyes are disclosed. The apparatus comprises an insertion tube, and an injector rod having a distal tip capable of engaging an intraocular...
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5643275 |
Intraocular lens injector
An intraocular lens injector compresses an intraocular lens by rolling the lens into a tight spiral and injects the compressed lens though a relatively small incision in the eye, approximately 2-3...
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5634884 |
Apparatus for inserting a pupil expander
A pupil expander insertion system for eye surgery includes a pupil expander insertion tool and an iris retracting glide. The insertion tool includes a housing having forward and rearward ends, a...
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5632740 |
Illuminated leading probe device
A method and a device is described. The probe device is a leading probe for surgical procedures which includes both instrument access and illumination. The leading probe device includes an annular...
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5630821 |
Apparatus for implanting an intraocular lens
An apparatus for implanting an intraocular lens comprises two gripping elements, the front ends of which carry contact elements which are movable towards each other with the gripping elements so...
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5630841 |
Lens haptic control
The method of controlling a lens haptic during insertion of an artificial lens into the eye, that includes releasably supporting an end portion of the haptic in a supported position relative to the...
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5620450 |
Transverse hinged deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus
A deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus including a transverse hinge for loading a deformable intraocular lens therein. The transverse hinge connects together two portions of the lens...
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5618261 |
Eye proptosing speculum and method
An eye proptosing speculum that applies pressure to urge the eyeball outwardly is disclosed. The speculum includes a pair of blades and a pair of pressors. The pair of blades are opposingly...
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5613972 |
Surgical cutting heads with curled cutting wings
A surgical cutting head includes an outer tube rotatably housing an inner tube. At the distal end of the inner tube is curled cutting wings characterized by a portion of the wall of the inner tube...
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5601548 |
Open angle glaucoma treatment apparatus and method
An open angle glaucoma treatment method and apparatus wherein pressure, positive or negative, is applied to the frontal surface of the eye. The open angle glaucoma treatment apparatus is a vacuum...
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5584304 |
Method of inserting an IOL using a forceps inside a folding tube
Methods and apparatus for inserting foldable IOL's into the eye are disclosed. The present methods include holding a foldable IOL with a forceps; passing the IOL through the bore of a tubular...
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5582613 |
Apparatus and methods for controlled insertion of intraocular lenses
Apparatus and methods for inserting foldable IOL's into the eye are disclosed. The present apparatus include a load chamber and an injection tube. A hand piece may be included which is structured...
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