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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2024
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventors:
Razek G. Coussa, Oklahoma City, OK (US);
Reto Grüebler, Greifensee, CH;
Paul R. Hallen, Colleyville, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/0231 (2013.01); A61B 17/0293 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein is a device for performing scleral depression. The device can include a ring and one or more arms protruding from the ring. The ring can define an opening over an eye and include a handle protruding away from the one or more arms. The opening can have a diameter that is at least 6 to 8 millimeters (mm) long. The one or more arms can be configured to be disposed over a globe of the eye for controllable depression of a sclera of the eye. Uniform pressure can be applied to the sclera by depression features at a distal end of each of the one or more arms.