EP2509526A4 - Multi-fiber flexible surgical probe - Google Patents

Multi-fiber flexible surgical probe

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Publication number
EP2509526A4
EP2509526A4 EP10846295.3A EP10846295A EP2509526A4 EP 2509526 A4 EP2509526 A4 EP 2509526A4 EP 10846295 A EP10846295 A EP 10846295A EP 2509526 A4 EP2509526 A4 EP 2509526A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
surgical probe
flexible surgical
fiber flexible
fiber
probe
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP10846295.3A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2509526A1 (en
Inventor
Jack R Auld
Mark H Farley
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Alcon Research LLC
Original Assignee
Alcon Research LLC
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Publication date
Application filed by Alcon Research LLC filed Critical Alcon Research LLC
Publication of EP2509526A1 publication Critical patent/EP2509526A1/en
Publication of EP2509526A4 publication Critical patent/EP2509526A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/007—Methods or devices for eye surgery
    • A61F9/008—Methods or devices for eye surgery using laser
    • A61F9/00821—Methods or devices for eye surgery using laser for coagulation
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B90/00—Instruments, implements or accessories specially adapted for surgery or diagnosis and not covered by any of the groups A61B1/00 - A61B50/00, e.g. for luxation treatment or for protecting wound edges
    • A61B90/36—Image-producing devices or illumination devices not otherwise provided for
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/007—Methods or devices for eye surgery
    • A61F9/008—Methods or devices for eye surgery using laser
    • A61F2009/00861—Methods or devices for eye surgery using laser adapted for treatment at a particular location
    • A61F2009/0087—Lens
EP10846295.3A 2010-02-17 2010-12-15 Multi-fiber flexible surgical probe Withdrawn EP2509526A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US30540710P 2010-02-17 2010-02-17
US89472110A 2010-09-30 2010-09-30
PCT/US2010/060538 WO2011102870A1 (en) 2010-02-17 2010-12-15 Multi-fiber flexible surgical probe

Publications (2)

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EP2509526A1 EP2509526A1 (en) 2012-10-17
EP2509526A4 true EP2509526A4 (en) 2013-10-30

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EP10846295.3A Withdrawn EP2509526A4 (en) 2010-02-17 2010-12-15 Multi-fiber flexible surgical probe

Country Status (10)

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EP (1) EP2509526A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2013519492A (en)
KR (1) KR20130008556A (en)
CN (1) CN102762162A (en)
AU (1) AU2010346509A1 (en)
BR (1) BR112012020778A2 (en)
CA (1) CA2787024A1 (en)
MX (1) MX2012009035A (en)
RU (1) RU2012139445A (en)
WO (1) WO2011102870A1 (en)

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See also references of WO2011102870A1 *

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Publication number Publication date
AU2010346509A1 (en) 2012-08-09
EP2509526A1 (en) 2012-10-17
WO2011102870A1 (en) 2011-08-25
CN102762162A (en) 2012-10-31
KR20130008556A (en) 2013-01-22
RU2012139445A (en) 2014-03-27
BR112012020778A2 (en) 2016-05-03
JP2013519492A (en) 2013-05-30
CA2787024A1 (en) 2011-08-25
MX2012009035A (en) 2012-09-07

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