Indirectly illuminating ophthalmological speculum
US5054906A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 17, 1986 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 17, 2006 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/306
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ophthalmological apparatus for opening the eyelids to permit access to the eye, and for illuminating the eye, primarily suited for ophthalmological procedures upon the surface of the eye. In one embodiment, a pair of optical fibers is provided along the arms of a speculum.
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