Fixed-shaped cannula for posterior delivery of radiation to eye

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Description

FIG. 1 is a side view of a fixed-shape cannula for posterior delivery of radiation to eye showing a distal portion inserted into eyeball and a proximal portion curved sideways (to the lateral side of face which is into page on the outside of eyeball);

FIG. 2 is a perspective view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a side view thereof with the distal portion on same plane as page, and proximal portion pointing into page;

FIG. 4 is an opposite side view thereof of FIG. 3, with proximal portion pointing out of page;

FIG. 5 is top view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a back view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a front view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a bottom view thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a side view thereof showing a distal portion inserted into eyeball and a proximal portion curved sideways (to the lateral side of face which is into page on the outside of eyeball).

In FIG. 1, the broken-line showing of environmental structure (eyeball and face) and an unclaimed handle are for the purpose of illustrating the cannula in a condition of use. The broken lines and the structure they depict form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a fixed-shape cannula for posterior delivery of radiation to eye.

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Patent History
Patent number: D616088
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 6, 2009
Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
Inventors: Luca Brigatti (Rockville, MD), Russell J. Hamilton (Tucson, AZ), Laurence J. Marsteller (Tucson, AZ), Michael Voevodsky (Tucson, AZ)
Primary Examiner: Elizabeth A Albert
Assistant Examiner: Karen E Eldridge Powers
Application Number: 29/332,028