Hand supported surgical instrument

Details Hand supported surgical instrument Hand supported surgical instrument

1983-06-21

1985-06-04

Thaler, Michael H.

Surgery

Truss

Pad

128305, A61B 1700

Patent

active

045208158

ABSTRACT:
A hand supported instrument for assisting in the formation of ophthalmological incisions includes a plate member which has a bottom surface adapted to rest upon the surface of the human eye. The bottom surface is curved so as to conform to the normally curved surface of the human eye. A longitudinally-oriented slot extends through the plate so as to serve as a guide for a knife blade intended to be positioned in the slot. The plate member also has a top surface which is spaced from the bottom surface by the thickness of the plate. In this manner, the top surface serves to limit the penetration of the knife blade through the slot. The thickness of the plate will vary from a minimum at one end of the slot to a maximum at the other end of the slot. In this fashion, the plate will serve as a template to control the depth of incision formed by the knife blade extending through the slot. A handle is connected to the plate at the thicker end of the plate so that it can be held in position for use.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2249906 (1941-07-01), Longoria
patent: 2932296 (1960-04-01), Sanders
patent: 4114624 (1978-09-01), Haverstock
patent: 4336805 (1982-06-01), Smirmaul
patent: 4406285 (1983-09-01), Villasenor et al.

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Hand supported surgical instrument does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Hand supported surgical instrument, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Hand supported surgical instrument will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-823872