Intraocular irrigator-aspirator tip component
US9138347B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 22, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 3, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M3/0283
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An ophthalmic irrigator-aspirator has a handpiece with aspiration and irrigation openings through its distal end; and a narrow aspiration tip projecting distally. A flexible sleeve has an annular hub for watertight connection to the handpiece. The sleeve has an intermediate portion that forms a channel for an irrigation fluid along the exterior of the tip to an irrigation port in the sleeve. The distal end portion of the sleeve is sized for a watertight connection over the distal portion of the tip. Such distal end portion of the sleeve has an aspiration port in communication with the tip aspiration port. The sleeve proximate, intermediate, and distal portions are integral with each other and are formed of a resilient material that allows the sleeve to be tightly fitted on the handpiece and tip.
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