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7604647 |
Ophthalmic cannula insertion tool and method
A cannula insertion tool having a needle movable between a retracted position and an extended position. In some embodiments, the needle can be retracted within the periphery of a handle of the...
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7601163 |
Surgical knife
A knife having a blade tip configuration that reduces incisional force by providing a more efficient distribution of tissue piercing and cutting forces over the cutting edges. The distal tip of the...
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7497866 |
Methods for producing epithelial flaps on the cornea and for placement of ocular devices and lenses beneath an epithelial flap or membrane, epithelial delaminating devices, and structures of epithelium and ocular devices and lenses
These methods, devices, and structures are useful in the field of ophthalmology; the devices and methods relate variously to separating or lifting corneal epithelium from the eye preferably in a...
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7470277 |
Simultaneous proportional control of surgical parameters in a microsurgical system
A microsurgical system, and a foot controller for the improved operation of a microsurgical system, are disclosed. A surgeon may use the foot controller to simultaneously control multiple surgical...
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7427285 |
Keratome with suspended stabilized blade, applanator and guided engagement with keratome cutter head
A keratome includes a cutter head with a reciprocating blade and a cutting edge extending below a sole surface of the cutter head, an automated drive unit for powered translational movement of at...
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7371230 |
Ocular fixation and stabilization device for ophthalmic surgical applications
An interface for coupling an eye to a surgical laser is disclosed. A lens cone includes a base ring opposite an apex ring. The base ring defines a first plane and is adapted to couple to the...
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7356898 |
Surgical knife production method
A method for producing a surgical knife of a very small size for use in ophthalmic surgery under a microscopic environment having a sharp edge without causing reflection of lights. The surgical...
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7338508 |
Ophthalmic surgical system and method
A system ( 20 ) for ophthalmic surgery includes a control assembly ( 24 ) placed away from the patient to prevent contamination, and a sterile disposable microkeratome ( 22 ) for performing surgery...
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7278999 |
Opthalmic surgery device
The present invention relates to an ophthalmic surgery device comprising a handle presenting, at one of its ends, a first active part and, at the other of its ends, a second active part,...
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7223275 |
System for cutting the cornea of an eye
A system for cutting the cornea of an eye includes a moveable member with a cutting blade at one end, a pivot element disposed thereon, a cutting guide restraint disposed thereon, a mechanism for...
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7207998 |
Intracorneal lens placement method and apparatus
A method and apparatus for correcting vision, including a corneal-pocket keratome device to create a corneal pocket and a lens to be inserted and retained in the corneal pocket to effect...
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7201759 |
Ceramic microkeratome blade assembly
A cutting blade assembly 20 includes a ceramic blade 22 with a forward cutting edge 24 . A lower portion 28 of a blade holder 26 is formed of ceramic and is integral to ceramic blade 22 ....
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7189248 |
System and method for making incisions for scleral eye implants
A system and method is disclosed for making incisions in the sclera of an eye to form a scleral pocket to receive a scleral prosthesis. The system and method comprises a surgical tool comprising a...
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7189225 |
Device for conjunctival/scleral compression to constrict superficial blood flow and method of use
A device and method for applying external compression to the eye of a living being to reduce bleeding when operating on the surface of the eye. The device includes a peripheral wall and a pair of...
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7175639 |
Cutter blade assembly for a microkeratome
A cutting blade assembly for microkeratome includes a blade ( 8 ) with a rectilinear cutting edge ( 9 ), the blade being integral with a support ( 10 ) with substantially constant profile ( 11 )...
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7166118 |
Microkeratome blade assembly
Blade assembly 18 for use in a microkeratome during eye surgery includes a cutting blade 20 and a blade holder 22 attached to the blade 20 . Tabs 30 are attached to the blade holder 22 ...
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7166117 |
Automatic surgical device and control assembly for cutting a cornea
A surgical device for cutting substantially across a cornea of an eye of a patient, the device including a positioning ring to be attached to an eye surrounding a cornea to be cut, and defining an...
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7156859 |
Device for separating the epithelium layer from the surface of the cornea of an eye
An automated mechanical device separates the epithelial layer of a cornea from the cornea. The device includes a separator such as a plate, wire or dull blade. The device can preserve a separated...
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7153316 |
Surgical instruments and method for corneal reformation
A surgical method of corneal reformation reduces the risk of trauma and shortens overall recovery while yielding improved visual acuity includes making a relatively shallow incision of no more than...
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7147648 |
Device for cutting and holding a cornea during a transplant procedure
A device and surgical method for promoting suitable grafting between a healthy donor cornea button and a recipient's healthy corneal tissue. The device is a cornea transplanter comprising a cutting...
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7144403 |
Surgical knife
A knife having a blade tip configuration that reduces incisional force by providing a more efficient distribution of tissue piercing and cutting forces over the cutting edges. The distal tip of the...
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7141048 |
Vitreoretinal instrument
An improved instrument for helping to remove subretinal fluid and helping to perform fluid exchanges in vitreoretinal surgery is disclosed. The instrument includes a handle and a probe coupled to...
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7135028 |
Blade for corneal surgery and corneal surgical apparatus comprising the same
A blade for corneal surgery for separating a corneal epithelium in a flap shape, includes: upper and lower blade surfaces; and an edge surface connecting the upper and lower blade surfaces, the...
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7087050 |
Multi-function surgical instrument for facilitating ophthalmic laser surgery
A multi-function surgical instrument for facilitating ophthalmic surgery of the eye ( 3 ) by laser means, included are a lower ring ( 1 ) and an upper ring ( 2 ). One or two intermediate rings may...
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7077848 |
Sutureless occular surgical methods and instruments for use in such methods
Featured are new methods for performing intra-ocular surgery that allow surgical personnel to access the intra-ocular volume to perform a surgical procedure or technique but which does not require...
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7060081 |
Microkeratome blade with arbitrary blade angle
A cutting blade ( 56 ) having a cutting edge ( 80 ) defined by an intersection of a first cutting edge surface ( 72 ) and a second cutting edge surface ( 66 ) is disclosed. The angle between the...
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7056327 |
Keratome with suspended stabilized blade, applanator and guided engagement with keratome cutter head
A keratome includes a cutter head with a reciprocating blade and a cutting edge extending below a sole surface of the cutter head, an automated drive unit for powered translational movement of at...
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7041114 |
Surgical tool and method for extracting tissue from wall of an organ
Methods and equipment for the treatment of the eye and more particularly an instrument to increase eye filtration and treat glaucoma. The instrument is surgical tool operated entirely by the...
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7029485 |
Corneal surgery device
A device for surgery of the cornea comprising:
an annular base ( 100 ) for fixing the apparatus to the eye of a patient; a cutter head ( 200 ) comprising a body ( 200 a ) and a blade ( 201 )...
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7018389 |
Emulsificated tip for oculistic surgery, particularly for phacoemulsification of cataract
The invention concerns an improved tip ( 1 ) for oculistic surgery, particularly for the removal of cataract, having a proximal joint end ( 2 ) and a distal end ( 4 ), contacting the crystalline...
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7018376 |
Ocular fixation and stabilization device for ophthalmic surgical applications
A method for applanating an anterior surface of a cornea and coupling the eye to a surgical laser is disclosed. A interface is provided which has a central orifice and top and bottom surfaces. A...
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7011666 |
Incising apparatus for use in cataract surgery
An incising apparatus for cataract surgery is provided. The incising apparatus includes a handle having a proximal end and a distal end. A circular cutting band is adapted to slide along the...
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6926727 |
Surgical blade for use with a surgical tool for making incisions for scleral eye implants
A surgical blade is disclosed for use with a surgical tool for making incisions in the sclera of an eye to form a scleral pocket to receive a scleral prosthesis. The surgical blade comprises a...
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6923821 |
Microkeratome blades and methods of making
A blade and holder combination for use with a microkeratome, and including means for improving mechanical stability when the blade is reciprocated during cutting, as well as a peripheral...
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6899707 |
Applanation lens and method for ophthalmic surgical applications
An improved applanation lens and method for use in an interface between a patient's eye and a surgical laser system does not discolor or lose light transmittance when subjected to gamma radiation....
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6884252 |
Low frequency cataract fragmenting device
A control circuit that provides a driving signal to a transducer coupled to a mechanical cutting element. The transducer is capable of operating in a resonant mode. The driving signal contains a...
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6863073 |
Laminar cribosa puncture device, methods related to use of such a device and methods for treating central retinal vein occulsions
Featured is a device for puncturing tissue of a body, such as the lamina cribosa and methods for treating a CVRO with such a puncturing device. The puncturing device includes a puncture member...
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6840947 |
Device for surgery of the cornea
A device for surgery of the cornea includes an annular base for fixing the device to the eye of a patient and a cutter head including a body and a blade assemble. The blade assembly includes a...
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6818004 |
Aspherical positioning ring
A suction ring providing an inferior engaging surface and a superior engaging surface that engages and grips the ocular globe, immobilizing the ocular globe relative to a corneal surgical...
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6811556 |
Microkeratome blade
A microkeratome blade for use for the removal of the epithelial layer and underlying Basement Membrane while leaving a smooth and undisturbed Bowman's Membrane in preparation for a laser refractive...
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6761724 |
Method and device for entering the subretinal region of the eye
An operation kit is provided for access into the subretinal region of the eye. The kit comprises an elongated flat body of soft material, which can be inserted into the subretinal region from the...
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6758852 |
Corneal flap slicer
An apparatus for forming a corneal flap includes a housing from which extend a shaft and a reciprocating member. An aplanating member is mounted at a distal end of the shaft to aplanate a region of...
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6723065 |
Intraocular surgical apparatus
An intraocular surgical apparatus including an introduction tube for introducing perfusate into a closed intraocular affected part, a discharge tube for discharging the affected part and the...
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6716227 |
Apparatus and method for corneal surgery
Apparatus and method for corneal surgery, apt to increase the accuracy of the surgical interventions, comprising a chassis, apt to be placed onto the eyeball for the centration with respect to the...
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6716219 |
Surgical operation system
The invention relates to an operation system for supporting microsurgery operations, e.g., operations through which the natural crystalline lens is replaced by an artificial intraocular lens. The...
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6702832 |
Medical device for cutting a cornea that has a vacuum ring with a slitted vacuum opening
A medical device that can be used to cut a cornea. The device may include a blade that is coupled to a head by a blade holder. The device may also have a retention spring that exerts a force on the...
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6679898 |
Devices and methods for harvesting limbal stem cells
A system, apparatus and method for harvesting from the eye of a mammilian (e.g., cadaveric) donor a disc-shaped graft or lenticle consisting of corneal tissue and a quantity of scleral or...
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6663644 |
Cutting blade assembly for a microkeratome
A blade assembly that can be assembled into a microkeratome which is used to cut a cornea. The blade assembly is constructed in a manner that minimizes the tolerance of the cutting depth into the...
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6656197 |
Multi-function surgical instrument for facilitating ophthalmic laser surgery
The multi-function surgical instrument for facilitating corneal surgery by laser includes lower and upper rings. Lower ring includes a wall structure about a central aperture. Wall of the lower...
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6656196 |
Microkeratome cutting blade and method for performing corneal resections
An improved microkeratome includes a guide ring assembly for placement on the ocular globe and means for temporarily fixing the guide ring to the ocular globe. A cutting head contains an improved...
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