Patent ID: 11877956
Assignee: ALCON INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An instrument for removing subretinal fluid from an eye, comprising:
a handle;
a cannula coupled to the handle, a distal portion of the cannula having a curvature corresponding to a curvature of a retina of the eye, the cannula further comprising:
a lumen extending through the cannula; and
at least one port adjacent to a distal end of the cannula for aspirating subretinal fluid from the eye into the lumen;

a first optical fiber extending through the cannula for propagating an illumination light through the distal end of the cannula; and
a second optical fiber extending through the cannula for propagating a laser light through the distal end of the cannula;
wherein the first optical fiber is joined to a third optical fiber disposed within the handle, the third optical fiber having a tapered diameter from a proximal end thereof to a distal end thereof.