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Patent No.:

US 12514671 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 06, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 02, 2021

Illuminated cannula

Applicant:

Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;

Inventor:

Niels Alexander Abt, Winterthur, CH;

Assignee:

Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;

Attorney:

Patterson + Sheridan, LLP

Primary Examiner:

Eduardo C Robert

Assistant Examiner:

Steven J Cotroneo

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/30 (2016.01); A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61B 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 34/00 (2016.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 90/30 (2016.02); A61B 17/3421 (2013.01); A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61B 3/0008 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01); A61B 34/25 (2016.02); A61B 2090/304 (2016.02); A61B 2090/306 (2016.02); A61F 9/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

Illumination of a cannula is disclosed herein. A cannula may include a cannula hub at a proximal end of the cannula. The cannula hub is operable to emit visible light. The cannula may further include a tube portion that extends from the cannula hub towards a distal end of the cannula. A surgical system may include a surgical console, a microscope communicatively coupled to the surgical console, and a cannula. The cannula may include a cannula hub at the proximal end of the cannula, and a tube portion that extends from the cannula hub towards a distal end of the cannula. The cannula hub is operable to emit visible light.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Abt, Niels. (2026). Illuminated cannula (U.S. Patent No. 12514671). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12514671

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