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Patent Inventor Names
Matthew Edward Bazydlo0
Christopher McCollam0
Jon-Peter Meckel0
Date of Patent
April 11, 2023
0Patent Application Number
164167430
Date Filed
May 20, 2019
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A vitrector that includes an adjustable illumination aperture is described. The vitrector may include a probe and a light sleeve assembly extending along and substantially surrounding the probe. The light sleeve assembly may include a plurality of optical fibers. At least a portion of the optical fibers are operable to provide illumination so as to define an illumination aperture about the vitrectomy probe. A portion of the optical fibers may be encapsulated. The light sleeve assembly may be adjustable along a length of the probe, providing adjustment of the illumination aperture to increase or decrease an area of illumination provided thereby.
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