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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2020
Chukyo Medical Co., Inc., Nagoya, JP;
Kazuo Ichikawa, Nagoya, JP;
CHUKYO MEDICAL CO., INC., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an ophthalmic instrument that is for retaining a tube member for providing communication between the inside and the outside of an eyeball, such that the tube member is stuck into an outer membrane of the eyeball and that is suitable for retaining the tube member at an outer peripheral portion of a cornea. An ophthalmic instrument includes a main body and a needle portion connected to the main body. The main body has a straight portion and a bent portion. When attaching a tube member to an eyeball, first, the needle portion is inserted through the tube member, and the tube member is stuck into an outer peripheral portion of a cornea as the outer membrane of the eyeball while a hole is made in the outer peripheral portion of the cornea with the needle portion.