Shielded female connector
Latest Alcon Laboratories, Inc. Patents:
- Bicyclic heteroaryl inhibitors of PDE4
- Laminar cribosa puncture device, methods related to use of such a device and methods for treating central retinal vein occulsions
- Use of sustained release antibiotic compositions in ophthalmic surgical procedures
- Treatment of disorders of the outer retina
- Sustained release, and comfortable opthalmic composition and method for ocular therapy
FIG. 1 is an upper, left, rear perspective view of a first embodiment of the shielded female connector of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an upper, left, front perspective view of a first embodiment of the shielded female connector of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is an upper plan view of a first embodiment of the shielded female connector of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a front elevational view of a first embodiment of the shielded female connector of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a left elevational view of a first embodiment of the shielded female connector of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a rear elevational view of a first embodiment of the shielded female connector of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is an upper, left, rear perspective view of a second embodiment of the shielded female connector of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is an upper, right, front perspective view of a second embodiment of the shielded female connector of the present invention.
FIG. 9 is an upper plan view of a second embodimen of the shielded female connector of the present invention.
FIG. 10 is a front elevational view of a second embodiment of the shielded female connector of the present invention.
FIG. 11 is a left elevational view of a second embodimen of the shielded female connector of the present invention; and,
FIG. 12 is a rear elevational view of a second embodiment of the shielded female connector of the present invention.
The connector of the present invention is used as a fluid connector during microsurgery, particularly ophthalmic surgery, to connect irrigation and aspiration tubings between a surgical handpiece and a control console.
| 221864 | November 1879 | Robbins |
| D302729 | August 8, 1989 | Stephens et al. |
| D303291 | September 5, 1989 | Magrath |
| D327318 | June 23, 1992 | Dudar et al. |
| D363542 | October 24, 1995 | Parris et al. |
| D395502 | June 23, 1998 | Deily et al. |
| 591136 | October 1897 | Lucas |
| 696059 | March 1902 | Line |
| 714476 | November 1902 | Grubbs |
| 761643 | June 1904 | Backman |
| 809759 | January 1906 | Toole et al. |
| 928055 | July 1909 | Johnson et al. |
| 936566 | October 1909 | Rosendahl |
| 2284216 | May 1942 | Kunkel |
| 4508367 | April 2, 1985 | Oreopoulous et al. |
| 4525001 | June 25, 1985 | Lumsden et al. |
| 4790567 | December 13, 1988 | Kawano et al. |
| 4808154 | February 28, 1989 | Freeman |
| 4983160 | January 8, 1991 | Steppe et al. |
| 5176415 | January 5, 1993 | Chokisi |
| 5267984 | December 7, 1993 | Doherty |
| 5312377 | May 17, 1994 | Dalton |
| 5380301 | January 10, 1995 | Prichard et al. |
| 5540707 | July 30, 1996 | Ressemann et al. |
| 5620427 | April 15, 1997 | Werschmidt et al. |
| 5951519 | September 14, 1999 | Utterberg |
| 6042586 | March 28, 2000 | Kawano et al. |
| 1218237 | June 1966 | DEX |
| 67082 | November 1943 | NOX |
| 587987 | May 1947 | GBX |
| 2198963 | June 1988 | GBX |
- Qosina 1999 Components, pp. cover, 36, 54, 55. Borla 1999 Plastic and Rubber Components for Medical Use, pp. 3, 32-35, 44-45m 47m 49, 50, 60.
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 30, 1999
Date of Patent: Dec 26, 2000
Assignee: Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Inventors: Nader Nazarifar (Laguna Niguel, CA), Richard A. Rossback (Irvine, CA), Gary P. Sorensen (Lake Forest, CA)
Primary Examiner: James Gandy
Assistant Examiner: Reid Hecker
Attorney: Jeffrey S. Schira
Application Number: 0/102,713
International Classification: 2402;
