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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hans R. Grieshaber, Schaffhausen, CH;
Werner Maag, Glarus, CH;
Assignee:
Grieshaber & Co. AG Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/32 ;
Abstract
An instrument for use in ophthalmic surgery, includes an elongated body portion having one end formed with an engagement member for insertion through an incision into the anterior chamber of the eye for retracting the iris. A fixation member is slidably secured to the body portion for positioning and fixing the body portion in place. The body portion is made of a flexible polymeric material having a hue which contrasts a hue of the iris, at least along an area starting from the engagement member to at least half the length of the body portion.