Surgery – Means for introducing or removing material from body for... – With means for cutting – scarifying – or vibrating tissue
Patent
1996-06-07
2000-12-12
Bockelman, Mark
Surgery
Means for introducing or removing material from body for...
With means for cutting, scarifying, or vibrating tissue
604 31, 604 35, 604118, 606107, A61B 1720
Patent
active
061591750
ABSTRACT:
A phacoemulsification instrument that significantly reduces infusion fluid leakage by providing a silicone sleeve with a built in reinforcing member. Also, the sleeve has only a single infusion hole in order to provide better infusion fluid flow without causing turbulence in the eye. In addition, the present invention provides either a valve or a variable aperture aspiration tube in order to regulate the aspiration rate. Also, the present invention includes a single aspiration hole at the tip in order to amplify flow coming to the tip. To assist in cataract removal, the tip may be provided with a variety of different barrier and baffle configuration. A handpiece includes a variable capacity reservoir in the infusion line to account for surges in the aspiration line. The needle includes steps, angles and barriers to focus ultrasonic energy to aid in emulsifying nuclear tissue and to aid in pushing emulsified material in the direction of aspiration flow. A compressible sleeve is rotatably coupled to the handpiece to permit the handpiece and needle to be manipulated to a limited extent in the axial direction and rotated freely about the longitudinal axis while the sleeve remains stationary with respect to the cornea.
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Banko William
Strukel Igor
Bockelman Mark
Surgical Design Corporation
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