Patent ID: 6540759
Filing Date: 2003-04-01
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A system for keratomileusis ophthalmic surgery comprising:a microkeratome for cutting a section of a cornea of an eye including a base having an anchor, a carriage mounted to the base and a cutting blade carried in the carriage, the carriage having a curved surface from which the cutting blade extends, the carriage being movable with respect to the base, and the cutting blade being movable relative to the carriage; and a control assembly for controlling the microkeratome, the control assembly including a cable having a sheath, a shaft movable within the sheath, and a controller that controls the movement of the shaft, the shaft being connected to the carriage, and the sheath being connected to the anchor to fix the sheath relative to the base such that axial movement of the shaft effects linear movement of the carriage relative to the base.