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Patent No.:

US 6685663 B1

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Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2004

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2002
Applicant:
Inventor:

Matthew Feinsod, Great Neck, NY (US);

Assignee:

Other;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/500 ; A61F 1/100 ; A47K 7/02 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/500 ; A61F 1/100 ; A47K 7/02 ;
Abstract

An apparatus and method are provided for use in removing liquid from under a corneal flap generated during LASIK surgery. The apparatus comprises a handle, a sickle-shaped end coupled to the handle, the sickle-shaped end having a concave and a convex portion, and a sponge coupled with the concave portion of the sickle-shaped end, extending along the convex portion thereof, and being shaped substantially similarly to the sickle-shaped end. The sickle-shaped end extends from approximately 180° to 270°, or any other desired part of a circle and may have sponge on one or both sides thereof. The radius of the sickle-shaped end is the same or slightly larger than the diameter of a corneal flap generated during LASIK surgery so that when the apparatus is placed adjacent the cornea of a patient about the corneal flap, liquid is wicked from thereunder without requiring any contact with the corneal flap.


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Feinsod, Matthew. (2004). Wicking instrument for lasik surgery (U.S. Patent No. 6685663). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6685663

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