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US 2022/0087864 A1Published application
Surgical instrument for goniotomy procedure, method of use, and method of manufacture
AssigneeRAICO International LLC
InventorMitsunobu YOKOYAMA
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Abstract
An ophthalmic surgical instrument includes an instrument hand grip portion having an elongated configuration with proximal and distal ends, and a tip portion extending from the distal end. The tip portion has the form of an elastomeric element having a base secured to the distal end of the hand grip portion and a free end extending from the base. The free end has a relatively abrasive surface.
Claims18
A surgical instrument (10, 10B, 10C), comprising:
- a hand grip portion (12, 12B, 12C) having an elongated configuration, having proximal and distal ends;
- and
- a tip portion (14, 14B, 14C) extending from the distal end of said hand grip portion (12, 12B, 12C),
- said tip portion (14, 14B, 14C) comprising an elastomeric element (16, 16B, 16C) having a base (20, 20B, 20C) secured to said distal end of said hand grip portion (12, 12B, 12C), and a free end (18, 18B, 18C) extending from said base (20, 20B, 20C), said free end (18, 18B, 18C) having a relatively abrasive surface.
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A method of making a surgical instrument (10, 10B, 10C), comprising the steps of:
- forming a hand grip portion (12, 12B, 12C) having an elongated configuration, having proximal and distal ends;
- securing a tip portion (14, 14B, 14C) to extend from said distal end of said hand grip portion (12, 12B, 12C), said tip portion (14, 12B, 12C) comprising an elastomeric element (16, 16B, 16C) having a base (20, 20B, 20C) secured to said distal end of said hand grip portion (12, 12B, 12C), and free end (18, 18B, 18C) extending from said base (20, 20B, 20C);
- and
- providing said free end (18, 18B, 18C) with a relatively abrasive surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.