Patent ID: 9216067
Filing Date: 2015-12-22
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A vitreous cutter sleeve, comprising: an elongate tubular body having a first end and a second end disposed opposite to said first end, said elongate tubular body including a peripheral sidewall and a central passageway disposed through said elongate tubular body, said central passageway of said elongate tubular body configured to receive a vitreous cutter therein, at least a portion of said elongate tubular body being formed from a material that is transparent to visible light and electrically conductive, said material being further configured to conduct at least one of infrared radiation and radiofrequency radiation; and an illumination device operatively coupled to said peripheral sidewall at said first end of said elongate tubular body, said elongate tubular body configured to transmit light from said illumination device in an axial direction along a length of said elongate tubular body such that said illumination device is capable of providing illumination to an inside portion of an eye through at least a portion of said peripheral sidewall of said elongate tubular body, said illumination device being in the form of a fiber optic; and wherein said first end of said elongate tubular body comprises a light-transmitting connector member for connecting said fiber optic to said elongate tubular body of said vitreous cutter sleeve so that light is capable of being transmitted from said fiber optic to an interior of said peripheral sidewall of said elongate tubular body, said light-transmitting connector member being disposed on a portion of said elongate tubular body that does not enter said eye.