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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 25, 2017
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Mark David LaBelle, Mattoon, IL (US);
Ryan Takakawa, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Alireza Mirsepassi, Irvine, CA (US);
Cesario Dos Santos, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Gerald David Bacher, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Eyad Ammari, Irvine, CA (US);
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a vitreous visualization system including a general light source, a general conduit that transmits light from the general light source through a conduit portion of a general illumination optical fiber, and a combined vitreous visualization and general illumination tool that receives light from the general conduit. The combined vitreous visualization tool includes a vitreous visualization light source, a controller for the vitreous visualization light source, a vitreous visualization optical fiber, a tool portion of the general illumination optical fiber, and a probe tip through which at least parts of both the vitreous visualization optical fiber and the tool portion of the general illumination optical fiber pass.