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Low profile phaco handpiece

US6234993A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Filing dateNov 4, 1999
Grant dateMay 22, 2001
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Expiry dateNov 4, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F9/007
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A passage for irrigation liquid extends lengthwise along the exterior surface of the body of a phacoemulsifier handpiece and is formed between an outer arcuate section and the exterior surface of the body itself. The passage is of noncircular cross section so that it protrudes from the body, but to a lesser degree than a circular conduit having the same cross-sectional area.

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