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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2017
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Chenguang Diao, Irvine, CA (US);
Mark Harrison Farley, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Brian William McDonell, Irvine, CA (US);
Alireza Mirsepassi, Irvine, CA (US);
Michael J. Papac, North Tustin, CA (US);
Kambiz Parto, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Ronald T. Smith, Irvine, CA (US);
Barry L. Wheatley, Oceanside, CA (US);
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Abstract
Provided herein is an illuminated microsurgical instrument system and an illuminated microsurgical instrument. In one implementation, the system includes a microsurgical instrument having a distally projecting tubular member arranged to perform a medical procedure at an interventional site. The tubular member has a distal tip and an outer surface, the outer surface having a flat surface formed therein. The instrument includes a sheath member surrounding a portion of the tubular member and extending toward the distal tip of the tubular member and an optical fiber extending along a length of the flat surface between the tubular member and the sheath member. The instrument may further include a slack chamber, collar structure, and fiber guard member to support and guide the optical fiber to the distal tip.