Eye surgery irrigation device

Details Eye surgery irrigation device Eye surgery irrigation device

1994-05-06

1995-02-07

Yasko, John D.

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material applied to or removed from external...

604294, A61M 700

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ABSTRACT:
A manifold having an array of apertures is secured to one arm of a lid speculum for directing a plurality of sterile saline solution irrigating streams over the cornea during eye surgery. A pressurized fluid source is coupled to the manifold for supplying the fluid. The pressurized source is an IV bottle coupled to a foot operated piston under control of the surgeon during surgery. In a second embodiment, a timer operates an electrical valve for coupling a pressurized source of eye irrigating fluid to the manifold.

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