Rocking foot plate for surgical knife

Details Rocking foot plate for surgical knife Rocking foot plate for surgical knife

1994-06-07

1996-08-13

Jackson, Gary

Surgery

Instruments

Corneal cutter or guide for corneal cutter

606167, 30293, A61B 1732

Patent

active

055451721

ABSTRACT:
This invention discloses a surgical knife which is suitable for use in astigmatic radial keratotomy, and similar procedures and which includes an elongated diamond blade, a blade holder, and a rocking foot plate means pivotally attached to the knife body, and a method of performing a radial keratotomy procedure utilizing such a knife. Said rocking foot plate means has a lower surface for contacting and rocking over a peripheral portion of corneal tissue during a keratorefractive incision. The ability of the foot plate to rock assists surgeons in more precisely controlling blade movement during delicate surgeries, such as radial keratotomy.

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patent: 4569133 (1986-02-01), Schmidt

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