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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 1997
Filed:
Sep. 07, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Frank Koch, Bonn, DE;
Dirk Pawlowski, Bonn, DE;
M Spitznas, Bonn, DE;
Wolfgang Neuberger, Monchen-Gladbach, DE;
Assignee:
Ceram Optec Industries, Inc., East Longmeadow, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
606-4 ; 606-2 ; 606 15 ; 606107 ; 606170 ; 600178 ; 600182 ; 362 32 ; 362804 ;
Abstract
A method and a device is described. The probe device is a leading probe for surgical procedures which includes both instrument access and illumination. The leading probe device includes an annular arrangement of a plurality of light transmission fibers about a central instrument-receiving working channel. The leading probe may be fixed on the outer wall of the eye by a notched footplate with suitable suture material. Alternatively, the present invention device may have an appropriate adhesive member for securing the leading probe at the surface of the eyeball.