Patent ID: 9301873
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: A61B,A61F

Claim Text:
1. In combination: a) a phacoemulsification needle for use with a phacoemulsification handpiece, said needle comprising: an elongate needle body having a proximal end, a distal end terminating in a tip, and an outer surface therebetween, said needle body defining a needle body central axis, and said needle body having an axial length between said proximal and distal ends, taken along said needle body central axis, said needle body having an aspiration passage extending through said needle body, said aspiration passage defining an aspiration passage central axis, said aspiration passage central axis being substantially parallel to and offset from said needle body central axis along a majority of said needle body axial length; and b) a phacoemulsification hand piece, said hand piece coupled to the needle body proximal end and configured to impart torsional vibratory motion to the needle body.