Patent ID: 6613061
Filing Date: 2003-09-02
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A device for transplanting a cornea on a patient's eye, comprising:a tubular housing having an axis and comprising a suction ring on a lower end face thereof with an annular recess communicating with a connector for connection to a suction pump, the housing having first stop means and second stop means; a tubular insert mounted in the housing for rotation around the axis and axially displaceable, the insert having third stop means cooperating with the first stop means for defining an extended position of the insert and a fourth stop means coacting with the second stop means for defining a retracted position of the insert, the insert further having a micrometer female thread; a tubular knife holder with a knife for cutting a circular cut into the cornea, the knife holder having a micrometer male thread threaded into the female thread and a head and the tubular knife holder being guided in said tubular insert; a scale and a marking on the head and on the insert for preselecting a depth of the cut in the extended position of the tubular insert.