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US 6,488,695 B1Granted
Ophthalmologic surgical probe
AssigneeAlcon Inc.
InventorDyson W. Hickingbotham
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Abstract
A probe having an actuation handle made from springy material having a memory. Squeezing the handle causing the actuation device to elongate, thereby causing movement in the probe tip. The probe handle of the present invention may be held and actuated in any position.
Claims5
A probe, comprising:
- a) an actuation handle having a first diameter and a first length in its relaxed state and a second diameter and a second length in its compressed state, the first diameter being larger than the second diameter and the second length being longer than the first length;
- b) an actuation sleeve fixed to the distal end of the actuation handle;
- c) an end sleeve fixed to the proximal end of the actuation sleeve;
- d) a nose cone having an actuation tube received on the distal end of the actuation sleeve;
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- e) a probe tip telescopically received through the actuation tube and the actuation sleeve and fixed to the end sleeve so that compression of the actuation handle causes the actuation tube to reciprocate over the probe tip.
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A probe, comprising:
- a) an actuation handle having a first diameter and a first length in its relaxed state and a second diameter and a second length in its compressed state, the first diameter being larger than the second diameter and the second length being longer than the first length;
- b) an actuation sleeve fixed to the distal end of the actuation handle;
- c) an end sleeve fixed to the proximal end of the actuation sleeve;
- d) a nose cone having an actuation tube received on the distal end of the actuation sleeve;
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- e) a probe tip having a forceps telescopically received through the actuation tube and the actuation sleeve and fixed to the end sleeve so that compression of the actuation handle causes compression of the forceps.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.