Patent ID: 6387107
Filing Date: 2002-05-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A positioning assembly for retaining and positioning a patient's eye during a surgical operation, said assembly comprising:a) a positioning element at least partially structured to receive and expose abortion of the eye; b) a suctioning assembly structured to at least temporarily dispose said positioning element on the eye; c) a suction enhancement assembly structured to promote attachment of said positioning element to the patient's eye; d) said suctioning enhancement assembly defining a suction channel disposed in operative communication with said suctioning assembly and the patient's eye such that a suction force generated by said suctioning assembly is at least partially applied through said suction channel to the patient's eye; and e) said suction enhancement assembly structured to at least partially maintain a flow-through integrity of said suction channel upon generation of the suction force by said suctioning assembly; f) said suction enhancement assembly including a material segment angularly disposed within said positioning element; and g) said material segment being removably disposed in said positioning element.