Patent ID: 6146388
Filing Date: 2000-11-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
Apparatus used for intraocular manipulation of an element in an internal eye zone, as via a surgical incision in the corneo-scleral limbus, which includes:a) two elongated lever arms, each of which has a distal first zone, a second pivot zone or zones rearward of said distal first zone, and a third manual pressure receiving zone, at least one of said arms having gripping structure protruding toward the other arm to enable gripping of an element between said first distal zones,b) said arms operatively coupled together rearwardly of said second zone so that said first distal zones are yieldably urged toward one another by said arms to hold the gripped element therebetween,c) said second pivot zone or zones configured to pivot in interengagement in response to controllable manual squeezing force exertion on said third zones, thereby to cause said first zones to relatively separate, enabling movement of said arm and structure relative to said element,d) said gripping structure comprising claw structure,e) said claw structure being at arm terminals, there also being smooth gripping protrusion surfaces on the arms, and spaced from said claws, whereby use of either saide) said claw structure being at arm terminals, there also being smooth gripping protrusion surfaces on the arms, and spaced from said claws, whereby use of either said smooth gripping protrusions surfaces, or said claw structure, is enabled, for gripping of different objects,f) said arms being entirely and everywhere at opposite sides of an elongated plane extending between the arms.