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US 2006/0217672 A1Published application
Phacoemulsification tip
AssigneeAlcon Inc.
InventorJames Chon
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Abstract
A phacoemulsification tip having a crimped or swaged distal tip. Swaging of the distal end of a phacoemulsification tip produces more efficient cutting during torsional vibration of the tip by increasing the cutting surface area.
Claims3
A phacoemulsification tip, comprising:
- a tubular shaft having a distal end, the distal end being swaged.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.