Improved automatic surgical device for cutting a cornea
CA 2245495 C · Owner: Hellenkamp, Johann F. · Inventors: Hellenkamp, Johann F.
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This invention is a surgical device (10) for cutting substantially across a cornea of an eye of a patient the device including a , positioning ring (32) structured to be temporarily attached to a portion of the eye surrounding the cornea to be cut and defining an aperture , (33) sized to receive and expose the cornea to be cut. The surgical device (10) further includes a cutting head assembly (50) structured to be guided and driven over an upper surface of the positioning ring in a generally arcuate path, having a cutting element (70) positioned therein and structured to oscillate laterally to facilitate smooth and effective cutting of the cornea. The cutting head assembly (50) is …
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- Filed February 6, 1997 and granted March 22, 2011. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 6, 2017.
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