Ophthalmic surgical apparatus for pulverizing and removing the lens nucleus from the eye of a living being
US5807401A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 2, 1995 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F9/00763
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
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 a mounting that receives at its forward end a guide tube. Set within the guide tube is a tubular probe which has one end carrying a cutting element and another end operatively connected to a motor for rotating the tubular probe together with the cutting element and/or moving the tubular probe together with the cutting element in axial direction relative to the stationary guide tube.
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