Tip for a liquefracture handpiece

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PATENT NO 6331171
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09411747

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A tip for a liquefraction surgical handpiece uses at least two tubes. One tube is used for aspiration and another, smaller tube is used to inject heated surgical fluid for liquefying a cataractous lens. The distal portion of the injection tube terminates just inside of the aspiration tube so that heated fluid escaping the injection tube is reflected off of the internal wall of the aspiration tube prior to entering the eye. The internal wall is textured or roughened to further diffract the fluid stream. Such an arrangement prevents the injected fluid from directly entering the eye. The handpiece may also contain other tube, for example, for injecting relatively cool surgical fluid.

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ALCON RESEARCH LTD6201 SOUTH FREEWAY FORT WORTH TX 76134-2099

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Cohen, Donald M Irvine, CA 44 5609

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