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US 2006/0217739 A1Published application
Phacoemulsification tip
AssigneeAlcon Inc.
InventorsKhiun Tjia, Mikhail Boukhny
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Abstract
A belled or flared cutting tip having a plurality of ridges, vanes or fins located in the belled end. Such a feature serves to help break apart lens fragments entering the tip and reduces the potential for clogging of the tip.
Claims1
A phacoemulsification tip, comprising
- a) a tubular shaft having a belled or flared distal end, the distal end defining a mouth on the tip;
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- b) a plurality of ridges, vanes or fins projecting into the mouth from the distal enter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.