Patent ID: 11911018
Assignee: TEL HASHOMER MEDICAL RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES LTD.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 13:
14. An apparatus for performing an ocular surgery, the apparatus comprising:
a support housing having a bottom configured to be placed on the sclera of an eye during performance of an ocular surgery;
a muscle hook holder connected to the support housing and configured to hold an ocular muscle hook so that the ocular muscle hook is translatable to elevate an ocular muscle away from the eye during performance of the surgery;
a clamping foot operable to clamp a region of the ocular muscle to the sclera, wherein the clamping foot is formed at an end of a shank coupled to the support housing and rotatable to a position that clamps a region of the ocular muscle to the sclera, said shank comprises a ramp to which force is applicable to rotate the shank; and
wherein the housing comprises a shank slider operable to be moved along the housing to apply force to the ramp to rotate the shank.