DETURK, NEAL ROBERT,SCHATZ, WAYNE FREDERICK,LUCIA, RICHARD LAWRENCE,BUTRON, ANDREW ROBERT,PLASCENCIA, FRANK TAMAYO, JR.,YERKA, TERRY MARTIN,AMERAL, JOSE EDUARDO
申请号:
CA3012868
公开号:
CA3012868A1
申请日:
2013.10.01
申请国别(地区):
CA
年份:
2014
代理人:
摘要:
An ophthalmic surgical instrument comprises a multi-diameter shaft, a hornfixedly threaded Into the shaft, a surgical tip for ophthalmic surgeryincluding a tip endand threadably engaging the horn opposite the shaft, and a plug on the shaft.Weldmaterial holds the plug on the shaft in a selected angular and longitudinalposition withan angle-locating recess on the plug's circumference having a predeterminedangulardocked relation to a face direction of the tip end. The plug's recess engagesan irrigationtube on a subassembled handle with shell and irrigation tube, such that thesubassembled handle has a known clocked position relative to the tip end ofthe tip, thusfacilitating use by a surgeon. A related method is also disclosed and claimed.