Liquefaction handpiece tip
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1. A tip for a liquefaction handpiece, comprising:
- a) an inner tube coaxially mounted within an outer tube so as to form an annular gap between the inner tube and the outer tube, the outer tube having a distal tip formed with an inwardly arcuate shape;
b) a nozzle at a distal end on the annular gap, the nozzle sealing the annular gap; and
c) at least one discharge orifice in the nozzle, the orifice in fluid communication with the annular gap.
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Abstract
A surgical tip having arcuate or scalloped distal end. Such a construction allows the heated pulses of fluid produced by the liquefaction handpiece to strike the lens without being allowed to exit directly the tip.
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1. A tip for a liquefaction handpiece, comprising:
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a) an inner tube coaxially mounted within an outer tube so as to form an annular gap between the inner tube and the outer tube, the outer tube having a distal tip formed with an inwardly arcuate shape;
b) a nozzle at a distal end on the annular gap, the nozzle sealing the annular gap; and
c) at least one discharge orifice in the nozzle, the orifice in fluid communication with the annular gap.
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Current AssigneeAlcon Incorporated
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Original AssigneeAlcon Incorporated
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InventorsBoukhny, Mikhail
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Application NumberUS10/214,623Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current606/166CPC Class CodesA61F 9/00736 Instruments for removal of ...
