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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2011
Applicant:
Takayuki Akahoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takayuki Akahoshi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
ART, LIMITED, Grand Cayman, KY;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00745 (2013.01); A61M 1/008 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0612 (2013.01);
Abstract
An irrigation sleeve for a phacoemulsification needle has a collar to limit leakage of irrigating liquid in a direction forward of the sleeve when the sleeve is positioned on the needle. In one embodiment the sleeve and needle have mating grooves and ridges. In another embodiment an O-ring embedded in the sleeve forms a seal against the needle body.