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US 12,496,737 B2Granted
Rotary trimmer
AssigneeAlcon Inc.
InventorPaul R. Hallen
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Abstract
The present disclosure generally relates to instruments for neurotologic surgical procedures, and more particularly, instruments for shearing ear canal hairs having combined shearing, illumination, and vacuum functions. In certain embodiments, the instruments may further facilitate visualization of the ear canal during the shearing of ear canal hairs.
Claims14
A rotary trimmer, comprising:
- a base unit configured to be held by a user, the base unit comprising an opening at a distal end of the base unit;
- a cover removably coupled to the opening, the cover comprising a plurality of slits near a distal end of the cover;
- a shearing assembly at least partially disposed within the base unit, the shearing assembly comprising:
- a blade;
- a rotor coupled to the blade;
- and
- a driver configured to rotate the rotor, wherein rotating the rotor causes gyration of the blade;
- one or more optical fibers disposed within the base unit and configured to facilitate visualization of an external space distal to the cover;
- and
- a port disposed at a proximal end of the base unit, the port configured to be in fluid communication with a vacuum line.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.