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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2022
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61F 9/00754 (2013.01); A61B 2090/306 (2016.02);
Abstract
An instrument to facilitate hands-free illumination of an eye for a surgical procedure. The instrument includes an optical end of unique architecture and surfacing such that the instrument may be left immobile while sufficiently illuminating an eye interior with greater than 100° of wide beam spread angle provided. Further, the grind surfacing provided to the end cone of the optical end provides enhanced light distribution.