Refractive surgery knife

Details Refractive surgery knife Refractive surgery knife

1995-10-13

1997-12-23

Buiz, Michael

Surgery

Instruments

Cutting, puncturing or piercing

606166, 30320, 128305, A61B 1732

Patent

active

057002746

ABSTRACT:
The refractive surgery keratotomy knife has a handle with a footplate and a holding member for receiving and holding a flared surgical blade fixed to the handle and knife body. The footplate is adapted to be placed against the cornea of the eye. The blade is held by a blade support with the cutting edge of the blade extending beyond the footplate for forming an incision in the cornea of the eye by pressing the blade directly into the cornea tissue.

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