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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2017
Mechanical support of an indirect contact lens by a surgical microscope during vitreoretinal surgery
Applicant:
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventors:
Ron Smith, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Tammo Heeren, Lake Forest, CA (US);
Steve Charles, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/13 (2006.01); A61B 3/125 (2006.01); A61B 90/20 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/13 (2013.01); A61B 3/125 (2013.01); A61B 90/20 (2016.02);
Abstract
An indirect contact lens is mechanically coupled to a surgical microscope during ophthalmic surgery, such as vitreoretinal surgery. The indirect contact lens rests on a cornea of an eye of a patient during the surgery but is supported by a surgical microscope attachment having multiple degrees of freedom to accommodate small movements of the eye while remaining aligned to an optical axis of the surgical microscope.