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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2001
Jean-Luc Aufaure, Souvigny, FR;
Antoine Sempe, Issy les Moulineaux, FR;
Moria SA, Antony, FR;
Abstract
A device for surgery of the cornea includes an annular base for fixing the apparatus to the eye of a patient. A cutter head includes a body and a blade. The cutter head is displaced along a plane trajectory, parallel to the base. A guide is provided on the base and guides the cutter head relative to the base. A first drive imparts movement to the blade in the cutter head with a reciprocating linear motion parallel to the blade's cutting edge. A second drive imparts movement to the cutter head relative to the base along the trajectory. The first and second drives include independent motor units surmounting the cutter head and having mutually parallel outlet shafts perpendicular to the plane of the trajectory of the cutter head.