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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2022
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2021
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventors:
Gerald David Bacher, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Omeed Paydar, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61B 1/06 (2006.01); A61B 1/07 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 1/0623 (2013.01); A61B 1/07 (2013.01); A61B 2090/306 (2016.02);
Abstract
Certain embodiments describe an endoilluminator comprising a probe housing an optical fiber. The probe comprises a distal end with an opening through which a first light from a distal end of the optical fiber is configured to be propagated. The probe comprises one or more side openings through which a second light from one or more sides of the optical fiber is configured to be propagated. The endoilluminator also comprises a handpiece coupled to a light source and the proximal end of the probe, wherein the light source is configured to drive light into the optical fiber.