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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:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2012
Applicant:
Alcon Research, Ltd., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Inventor:
Guido Vezzu, Pfungen, CH;
Assignee:
Alcon Research, Ltd., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61G 12/00 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00745 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320076 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0817 (2016.02); A61G 12/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
In certain embodiments, a handpiece system includes an ultrasonic handpiece and a spatula. The ultrasonic handpiece includes a vibration source and a horn. The vibration source is configured to produce ultrasonic vibrations, and a horn is configured to transform the vibrations into ultrasonic motion. The spatula is coupled to the horn and configured to move according to the ultrasonic motion. The spatula may have any suitable shape and size.