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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2019
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventors:
Reto Grueebler, Greifensee, CH;
Niels Alexander Abt, Winterhur, CH;
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61B 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 3/0008 (2013.01); A61F 9/007 (2013.01); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01); A61B 2090/306 (2016.02);
Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for illuminating an interior portion of an eye are disclosed herein. In an exemplary aspect, the present disclosure is directed to an apparatus for use in ophthalmic surgery. The apparatus may include a light guide including an optical fiber, a transition region, and a light sleeve. The transition region may be disposed between the optical fiber and the light sleeve for transmission of light from the optical fiber to the light sleeve such that the light sleeve is operable to emit the light at a distal end of the light sleeve.