Patent ID: 6090119
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A corneal incision device comprising:a surgical blade;a frame having an inner surface with a configuration that is generally in the shape of a ring-like segment of a hollow sphere where the frame defines an aperture therein to allow said surgical blade to be inserted through the frame beyond the inner surface, said aperture having a longitudinal axis and being sized and shaped to allow movement of said surgical blade only in said axis; means for holding in, advancing and withdrawing said surgical blade through said aperture, said means being disposed on said frame and including means for enabling the practitioner to selectively advance and withdraw said surgical blade a sufficient distance to penetrate the surface of the patient's eye to form an incision in the eye; means for releasable fixation of said device to the patient's eye disposed on the inner surface of the frame; anda grip affixed to the frame to facilitate the practitioner's manipulation of said device.