Patent · US Expired

Eye positioner

US6436113B1 · kind B1 · utility

75Cited by
27References
3Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateSep 18, 2000
Grant dateAug 20, 2002
Priority date
Expiry dateSep 18, 2020

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F2009/00872
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Self-contained eye positioner having an annular vacuum ring which is attached by a rigid hollow tube to a syringe. The syringe, which also functions as a handle, provides a vacuum source, the vacuum of which is communicated to the annular vacuum ring to suctionally adhere the annular vacuum ring to the eyeball. No external vacuum source is required.

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