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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
James T. Perkins, St. Charles, MO (US);
Anthony K. Lewis, St. Charles, MO (US);
Assignee:
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61M 1/0084 (2013.01); A61B 2218/002 (2013.01); A61F 9/00745 (2013.01); A61M 1/008 (2013.01);
Abstract
A combination of an irrigation sleeveand a phacoemulsification needle. The irrigation sleevehas a proximal endand a distal end, the proximal end for attachment to a surgical handpiece. The phacoemulsification needlehas a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumenspanning a length of the needlefrom the proximal endto the distal end. The needle proximal endis for connection to the surgical handpiece, and the needlehas structureproximate the needle distal endfor retaining the sleeve distal endnear the needle distal end