Slotted ocular lens
AssigneeOcular Instruments, Inc.
InventorsRichard A. Hill, Earl R. Craven, Raymond D. Graham
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Abstract
An occular lens, such as a laser lysis lens, is provided that is suitable for use in viewing and lysing sutures in ophthalmic procedures. The occular lens includes a lens body having an the eye contacting surface. The eye contacting surface includes a groove or slot configured to aid in localizing and fixating a ligated drainage tube of a drainage implant during ligation/suture removal.
Claims15
A laser lysis lens for viewing and lysing sutures in an ophthalmic procedure, the lens comprising:
- a lens body that includes a top viewing surface and an eye contacting facet disposed at the bottom of the lens body, the eye contacting facet having a planar surface and an elongated groove extending across the planar surface, wherein the lens body is configured such that a suture to be lysed is viewed directly through the top surface of the lens body.
A laser lysis lens for viewing and lysing one or more sutures associated with a drainage implant, the drainage implant having a drainage tube, the lens comprising:
- a lens body having bulbous upper portion and a faceted lower portion, the faceted lower portion including an eye contracting facet on a bottom of the lens body and first and second facets disposed at an angle with respect to each other and to the eye contracting facet, respectively, wherein the eye contacting facet includes a rounded, elongated slot configured to longitudinally receive at least partially the drainage tube;
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- a handle extending rearwardly of the lens body.
A laser lysis lens for viewing and lysing sutures in an ophthalmic procedure, the lens comprising:
- a lens body that includes an eye contacting facet, the eye contacting facet having a slot,
- wherein the eye contacting facet includes a triangular portion that adjoins a semi-circular portion at an interface to form a general teardrop shape, the slot extending coincident with the interface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.