Patents Assigned to Dutch Opthalmic Research Center (D.O.R.C.)
  • Surgical cutting tool
    Patent number: 6939341
    Abstract: This invention provides a cutting tool, comprising a sleeve enclosing a suction chamber where, during use, a reduced pressure prevails and wherein a cutting member is arranged so as to be movable along a suction opening provided in the wall of the sleeve. The wall of the sleeve forms a light conductor. The sleeve can be tubular and is preferably manufactured from light conduction material, in particular glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Assignee: Dutch Opthalmic Research Center (D.O.R.C.)
    Inventor: Gerrit Jan Vijfvinkel