Patent ID: 11896209
Assignee: ALCON INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. An ophthalmic speculum comprising:
a plurality of arms comprising a first arm and a second arm, each arm having a retractor shaped to conform to an eyelid of a pair of eyelids of an eye, the retractors substantially symmetrical about a lateral axis;
a locking mechanism coupled to the arms and configured to:
move the arms to allow the retractors to retract the pair of eyelids; and
fix the arms into place to maintain retraction of the pair of eyelids; and

an air-flow system coupled to at least one arm of the plurality of arms, the air-flow system configured to move air in a region disposed outwardly from a surface of the eye, wherein the air-flow system is configured to create a rotational flow of air that moves the air away from the surface of the eye.