Patent ID: 11931297
Assignee: ALCON INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G | IPC A  G

Claim 0:
1. An endoilluminator for ophthalmic surgery, comprising:
a tube comprising an interior compartment between a proximal end and a distal end of the tube, wherein the distal end of the tube is configured to be inserted into an eye;
a handpiece coupled to a light source and the proximal end of the tube, wherein the endoilluminator is configured to filter an incident component of light transmitted by the light source and emit a polarized component of the transmitted light through the distal end of the tube; and
an optical fiber contained within the interior compartment, the optical fiber configured to receive the light transmitted by the light source and transmit the received light through the tube, wherein the optical fiber comprises an indention along an outer surface of the optical fiber, and wherein the indention is configured to polarize the received light.