Patent ID: 9445802
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: A61B

Claim Text:
1. An ophthalmic tool for an eye imaging device having a lens probe to be directly contacted with a cornea of a patient's eye, wherein said ophthalmic tool comprises an ophthalmic speculum which comprises: two eyelid distensible frames adapted for engaging with an upper eyelid and a lower eyelid of the patient respectively, wherein each of said eyelid distensible frames comprises an upper distensible arm and a lower distensible arm for insertion under the patient's eyelid, wherein each of said upper distensible arms is a straight and elongated arm; a mechanism extended from said eyelid distensible frames to spread said eyelid distensible frames apart for holding the eye of the patient open; and a probe guiding frame which comprises four curving arms, upper ends of two of said curving arms being integrally extended from proximal ends of said upper distensible arm and said lower distensible arm respectively, upper ends of another two of said curving arms being integrally extended from distal ends of said upper distensible arm and said lower distensible arm respectively, wherein four peaks of said curving arms are formed at four turning points of said curving arms respectively and are served as four guiding points, wherein said peaks are located above said upper distensible arms so that said upper distensible arms are located between said peaks and said lower distensible arms, wherein a probe guiding cavity is formed within a space from said peaks to said lower distensible arms for guiding the lens probe to be disposed within said probe guiding cavity before and after the lens probe is aligned and contacted with the cornea of the patient's eye in a proper upright orientation.