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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventors:
Guido Vezzu, Pfungen, CH;
Reto Grueebler, Greifensee, CH;
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 17/30 (2006.01); A61B 17/29 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2013.01); A61B 17/29 (2013.01); A61B 17/30 (2013.01); A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00858 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00951 (2013.01); A61B 2017/2945 (2013.01); A61B 2017/305 (2013.01);
Abstract
A surgical instrument such as for use in vitreoretinal surgeries is described. The surgical instrument may include a pair of pincers resiliently biased toward an opened configuration and being movable toward each other into a closed configuration to engage a membrane. Each pincer may include a rounded grasping edge. The grasping edges may include a textured surface operable to induce a capillary effect between a membrane and the forceps to promote adhesion therebetween.