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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2021
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventor:
Paul R. Hallen, Colleyville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61M 3/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00745 (2013.01); A61M 3/0279 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0612 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ophthalmic surgical instrument system includes an ophthalmic instrument that includes a shaft and a lumen extending through the shaft. A sleeve that has a tubular body portion that receives and surrounds the ophthalmic instrument. An annulus is defined between the ophthalmic instrument and the sleeve. An aerosol mitigation collar extends from the sleeve. The aerosol mitigation collar includes a tubular section and a skirt extending outwardly and distally from the tubular section.