Patent ID: 9351871
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: A61F,A61M

Claim Text:
1. An ophthalmic surgical instrument comprising: an infusion sleeve comprising an elongated body defining an infusion channel and having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis along the length of the elongated body; an aspiration tube defining an aspiration channel, having a proximal end and a distal end, and being positioned in the infusion channel; and an infusion/aspiration tip formed of plastic coupled to and conforming to the distal end of the aspiration tube, wherein the infusion/aspiration tip is overmolded onto the aspiration tube, wherein the infusion/aspiration tip further comprises a proximal end and a flange formed along an outer surface of the infusion/aspiration tip, wherein the proximal end of the infusion/aspiration tip is accepted into the infusion channel at a distal end of the infusion sleeve, and wherein the distal end of the infusion sleeve abuts the flange of the infusion/aspiration tip.