Patents Assigned to Aldebaran XIII Consulting Company
  • Automated anterior capsulectomy instrument
    Patent number: 4676243
    Abstract: A surgical instrument with a handpiece body adapted for manual manipulation, a hollow tube extending outward therefrom, and a rotating blade extending through the tube and out of the end thereof. The axis of rotation of the blade is displaced radially from the tube axis so that, when the blade is rotated 180.degree. from the direction of displacement, the sharp, hooked end is within the region of extension of the tube and the patient is protected against inadvertent cutting of Descemet's Membrane or the iris.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1984
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Assignee: Aldebaran XIII Consulting Company
    Inventor: Henry Clayman