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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2004
Applicant:
James T. Perkins, St. Charles, MO (US);
Inventor:
James T. Perkins, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A phacoemulsification needle sleeveincludes an elongated, resilient tubular body portionhaving a distal end. An enlarged sectionis formed on a proximal end of the body portionfor surrounding a hub of a needle. The distal endis formed to abut a proximal endof a flared endof the needle. An outer diameter of the body portionis essentially equal to an outer diameter of the flared endso that the sleeveis easily inserted through an incisionin a patient's eye.