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US4513745A
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Surgical instruments and methods particularly adapted for intra-ocular cutting and the like
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-11-07
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Granted: 1985-04-30
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Expires: 2000-11-07
Abstract
Abstract This disclosure involves an improved intra-ocular suction cutter or similar surgical instrument in which an annular reciprocating cutter chisel-cuts tissue against a terminal anvil with minimal traction and enables suction withdrawal of the severed tissue.
Inventors
- 👤 Selig P. Amoils
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-22 20:51
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F9/00; A61F9/007; A61F9/00736; A61F9/00763; A61B; A61B17/00; A61B2017/00535; A61B2017/00544
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
In a surgical instrument for intra-ocular use, having in combination, a substantially cylindrical external hollow member, aperture means in said hollow member for receiving tissue-to-be-cut, annular cutting means disposed coaxially within the hollow member in close proximity to an inner wall thereof, the cutting means being adapted for reciprocatory motion within the hollow mmeber for effecting a guillotine cutting action on tissue drawn into said aperture means, and means cooperative with the cutting means for applying suction in the hollow member to draw the tissue-to-be-cut through the aperture means into the path of the reciprocating cutting means, the improvement comprising anvil means within said hollow member, the anvil means having an anvil surface adjacent said aperture means for cooperation with the cutting means to provide impact cutting of tissue drawn into said aperture means, the cutting means being adapted to effect said guillotine cutting action on tissue drawn into the aperture means prior to the impact cutting of the tissue against said anvil surface.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
In a surgical instrument for intra-ocular use, having in combination, a substantially cylindrical external hollow member, aperture means in said hollow member for receiving tissue-to-be-cut, annular cutting means disposed coaxially within the hollow member in close proximity to an inner wall thereof, the cutting means being adapted for reciprocatory motion within the hollow mmeber for effecting a guillotine cutting action on tissue drawn into said aperture means, and means cooperative with the cutting means for applying suction in the hollow member to draw the tissue-to-be-cut through the aperture means into the path of the reciprocating cutting means, the improvement comprising anvil means within said hollow member, the anvil means having an anvil surface adjacent said aperture means for cooperation with the cutting means to provide impact cutting of tissue drawn into said aperture means, the cutting means being adapted to effect said guillotine cutting action on tissue drawn into the aperture means prior to the impact cutting of the tissue against said anvil surface.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
47 words
A surgical instrument as claimed in claim 1 and in which the said suction applying means comprises an inner hollow cylindrical element terminally connected to said annular cutting means to reciprocate the same as the element is coaxially moved back and forth within the said hollow member.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
28 words
A surgical instrument as claimed in claim 1 and in which the said anvil surface is of cross-dimension slightly greater than that of the said annular cutting means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
A surgical instrument as claimed in claim 3 and in which the annular cutting means is of hard sharpened material such as stainless steel, and the anvil surface is of a softer material as of a noble metal and alloys of the same.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
26 words
A surgical instrument as claimed in claim 1 and in which the said annular cutting means is part of a ring disposed adjacent the aperture means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A surgical instrument as claimed in claim 1 and in which further aperture means is provided for flooding the tissue area outside the first-named aperture means with solution.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
33 words
A surgical instrument as claimed in claim 1 and in which the said anvil surface is provided with a cut-away region external to the portion of such surface contacted by the cutting means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
A surgical instrument as claimed in claim 1 and in which said terminally provided anvil surface is detachably secured to said external member as for employing at least one of disposable anvil surfaces and cutting means.
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