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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2015
Applicant:
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventor:
Nicholas Max Gunn, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, , CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/00 (2006.01); A61B 3/125 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61F 9/009 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/125 (2013.01); A61F 9/009 (2013.01); A61F 9/00736 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lens holder for holding a vitrectomy lens during a surgical procedure may include a support ring sized and shaped to receive a portion of the vitrectomy lens to provide visualization of a surgical site in an eye of the patient. The support ring may be configured to rest upon the eye of the patient during a surgical treatment procedure performed on the eye. The lens holder may also include a transparent, flexible membrane disposed along a bottom plane of the support ring and configured to conform to a surface feature on the eye. It may also include an overflow trough to control contact of a wetting agent with the eye.