Rocking foot plate for surgical knife
US5545172A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 7, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 7, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F9/0133
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention discloses a surgical knife which is suitable for use in astigmatic radial keratotomy, and similar procedures and which includes an elongated diamond blade, a blade holder, and a rocking foot plate means pivotally attached to the knife body, and a method of performing a radial keratotomy procedure utilizing such a knife. Said rocking foot plate means has a lower surface for contacting and rocking over a peripheral portion of corneal tissue during a keratorefractive incision. The ability of the foot plate to rock assists surgeons in more precisely controlling blade movement during delicate surgeries, such as radial keratotomy.
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