Ocular surgical protective shield
First Claim
1. An external protective device for protecting the eyes and the eye lids of a patient against radiation energy, said device comprising:
- a first shield and a second shield, each of which has an inner end and an outer end and is of sufficient size to cover an eye of the patient;
each shield being made of a material that can block radiation energy;
a nose piece joining the shields together in a spaced apart relationship so as to position the shields over the eyes of the patient, the nose piece being movable from a first position to a second position; and
a mounting on each shield for attaching the nose piece to the shield wherein the nose piece can move from the first position to the second position while the device is covering the patient'"'"'s eyes without altering the position of the shields over the patient'"'"'s eyes.
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Abstract
External ocular shields for protecting a patient'"'"'s eyes from medical treatment radiation energy such as a laser during a medical procedure. Each shield has an external surface that absorbs energy that hits the shield. The shields are connected to each other by a nose piece, and the nose piece is connected to each shield by a mounting means. The mounting means are positioned perpendicular to the shields and parallel to each other so that the nose piece can pivot upward towards the user'"'"'s forehead and downward towards the user'"'"'s chin without altering the fit of the shields over the user'"'"'s eyes.
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1. An external protective device for protecting the eyes and the eye lids of a patient against radiation energy, said device comprising:
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a first shield and a second shield, each of which has an inner end and an outer end and is of sufficient size to cover an eye of the patient; each shield being made of a material that can block radiation energy; a nose piece joining the shields together in a spaced apart relationship so as to position the shields over the eyes of the patient, the nose piece being movable from a first position to a second position; and a mounting on each shield for attaching the nose piece to the shield wherein the nose piece can move from the first position to the second position while the device is covering the patient'"'"'s eyes without altering the position of the shields over the patient'"'"'s eyes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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11. An external protective device for protecting the eyes and the eye lids of a patient against radiation energy, said device comprising:
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a first shield and a second shield, each of which has an inner end and an outer end and is of sufficient size to cover an eye of the patient; each shield being made of a material that can block radiation energy; a nose piece joining the shields together in a spaced apart relationship so as to position the shields over the eyes of the patient, the nose piece being movable from a first position to a second position; and a mounting on each shield for attaching the nose piece to the shield wherein the nose piece can move from the first position to the second position without altering the position of the shields; wherein the mounting comprises a ball and a socket that together form a ball and socket joint for connecting the nose piece to the shield. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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