WO1993009719A1 - Eye fixation device - Google Patents
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- WO1993009719A1 WO1993009719A1 PCT/US1992/009885 US9209885W WO9309719A1 WO 1993009719 A1 WO1993009719 A1 WO 1993009719A1 US 9209885 W US9209885 W US 9209885W WO 9309719 A1 WO9309719 A1 WO 9309719A1
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B17/02—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for holding wounds open; Tractors
- A61B17/0231—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets for holding wounds open; Tractors for eye surgery
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
- A61B17/30—Surgical pincettes without pivotal connections
- A61B2017/306—Surgical pincettes without pivotal connections holding by means of suction
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- the invention relates to an eye fixation device useful in restraining movement of an eye during ophthalmic procedures.
- U.S. Patent No. 5,009,660 (Clapham).
- the Clapham device utilizes a vacuum ring carried at the end of a handle which extends away from the vacuum ring at an angle.
- the vacuum ring can be secured to the eye around the cornea.
- the device is somewhat cumbersome, however, and still requires the surgeon to hold the device manually to prevent movement of the eye.
- U.S. Patent No. 4,718,418 uses a vacuum ring which can be placed on the eye, but the vacuum ring is rigidly connected to an external piece of equipment (in this case, a laser used in treatment of the eye).
- an external piece of equipment in this case, a laser used in treatment of the eye.
- the invention provides a fixation device for securing a patient's eye during an ophthalmic procedure.
- the device includes a speculum for holding the patient's eyelid open, the speculum seating against the bony orbit of the eye.
- a fixation ring includes means for fixating the ring with respect to the eye (such as by vacuum), and means for adjustably attaching the ring to the speculum.
- the fixation ring is secured to the speculum by use of a vacuum mechanism.
- Each of the blades of the speculum include a generally flat top surface having vacuum holes therein, and the fixation ring carries a pair of corresponding attachment plates.
- the attachment plates are secured against the flat top surface of the speculum blades.
- this arrangement could be reversed with vacuum applied through the fixation ring rather than through the speculum blades.
- a similar configuration could be utilized having electromagnets or other equivalent means rather than vacuum to fixate the ring with respect to the speculum.
- the fixation ring includes one or more levels (such as a bubble-type level) for indicating the orientation of the ring.
- levels such as a bubble-type level
- one level can be placed on the side of the ring, and a second can be placed on the top of the ring; as a patient lies on his back, if the ring is secured to the eye exactly concentric with the cornea, the levels would indicate the position of the eye to allow the surgeon to fixate the eye when the plane of the iris is exactly horizontal (i.e., when a plane tangential to the apex of the cornea is exactly horizontal).
- Figure 1 is a top, plan view of the device secured to the eye of a patient;
- Figure 2 is a perspective view of the device of the invention;
- Figure 3 is a bottom view of the fixation ring of. the invention;
- Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view of Figure 1 taken along line 4-4 thereof.
- the fixation device of the invention includes a speculum 20 have a pair of opposed blades 22 for holding the eyelids E open against the bony orbit B of a patient.
- the blades 22 are carried by a pair of tubes 28 (or equivalent structure) which in turn are secured to one another in a fashion so as to provide a biasing force to urge the blades 22 away from one another.
- the tubes 28 are so connected by telescoping tubes 30 and 32.
- the telescoping tubes include a spring 34 carried within the outer tube 30 to bias the inner tube 32 outwardly of the outer tube 30, therefore urging the blades 22 apart to securely engage the blades 22 against the bony orbit B.
- any other suitable biasing mechanism may be used to provide the requisite force for biasing the blades 22 against the bony orbit B.
- the fixation ring 60 of the invention includes an annular fixation portion 61 which is to be positioned concentrically about the cornea C of the eye. As shown in Figure 3 (which is a bottom view of the fixation ring 60), the bottom surface of the annular fixation portion 61 includes a plurality of holes 74 which permit vacuum to be drawn therethrough to secure the ring against the surface of the eye. Holes 74 communicate with vacuum tube 70, which may be attached to any suitable vacuum source, such as a large syringe with a spring plunger, or other suitable vacuum supply. Preferably, the vacuum tube 70 also includes a release valve 72 which can be manually actuated to alternately supply or release the vacuum in the fixation ring.
- the blades 22 of the speculum 20 each include a flat top surface 26 having holes 24 therein. Holes 24 in turn are connected through interior passageways in tubes 28 to vacuum tubes 38, which in turn are connected by a T-connector 40 to a proximal vacuum tube 42. Again, a release valve 44 may be provided in the proximal vacuum tube 42 to allow control over the vacuum applied to the vacuum holes 24 in the blades 22.
- the fixation ring 60 in turn includes corresponding attachment plates 66, secured to the annular portion 61 by trusses 68 (or other suitable attachment). Desirably, the attachment plate 66 is somewhat larger than the field of vacuum holes 24 on the speculum blade 22, so that the fixation ring 60 can be adjusted with respect to the speculum (within reasonable limits) without leaving any of the vacuum holes 24 uncovered.
- the fixation ring 60 could also be employed to secure the fixation ring 60 to the speculum 20.
- the vacuum could be supplied through conduits and holes in the fixation ring rather than through the speculum.
- the vacuum system could be replaced by an electromagnet carried in either the speculum blades 22 or the attachment plates 66, the electromagnet being activatable by a conveniently located switch.
- mechanical attachment mechanisms could be used, such as hook and loop attachment, or even pressure sensitive or quick-setting adhesives. Regardless of the means utilized, the important feature is that the fixation ring be able to be secured to the speculum once the ring has been properly positioned on the eye and the eye is in its proper orientation.
- One or more levels may be provided on the fixation ring to indicate the orientation of the ring.
- two such levels 62 and 64 are provided, the levels illustrated being of the colored- liquid/bubble type (although electronic levels or levels of any other type may also be utilized).
- Such levels are most useful during surgical techniques in which the patient is lying prone on his back, and the eye is to be fixated with the plane of the iris being perfectly horizontal (such as during excimer laser keratectomy). During such procedure, the surgeon typically utlizes an operating microscope through which the level 64 (on the top surface of the annular fixation portion 61 of the fixation ring 60) is visible.
- typically such excimer lasers include a camera giving a video image of a side view of the profile of the eye, such as is shown in Figure 4. Placement of a level 62 on the side of the fixation ring 60 therefore would make this level 62 visible in such video image.
- the surgeon can then use the levels to determine when a plane tangent to the apex of the cornea is exactly horizontal, at which time the surgeon can activate the mechanism which secures the fixation ring with respect to the speculum, thereby securing the eye in the optimum position.
- the patient is normally seated upright in front of a slit lamp or laser.
- the eyelets 36 (or equivalent connective elements) on the tubes 28 can be attached to a support mechanism worn by the patient to help support the weight of the speculum.
- the eyelets 36 can be attached to a headband similar to that on an indirect ophthalmoscope.
- the surgeon first locates the patient in the position for the procedure, such as laying prone or sitting in a chair for an upright procedure.
- the speculum 20 is then inserted to hold the eyelids E open, the speculum being seated against the bony orbit B of the patient (as shown in Figure 4).
- the fixation ring 60 is then placed on and centered on the eye about the cornea C so that it is generally coaxial of the cornea. Typically the ring 60 will actually rest on the episcleral/conjunctival surface near the limbus.
- the fixation ring is secured to the eye by actuation of vacuum attached to the vacuum tube 70 (as by actuating valve 72 or another mechanism associated with the vacuum source).
- the surgeon then asks the patient to look directly at a point of light or similar target to properly orient the patient's eye with respect to the laser or other instrument to be utilized by the surgeon. If the levels 62, 64 are utilized on the fixation ring, the surgeon can reference them to obtain proper orientation and alignment of the patient's eye. When the surgeon determines that the alignment is proper, the attachment means between the speculum and the fixation ring is actuated (as by supplying vacuum through vacuum tubes 42 and 38, by actuating the electromagnet, or similar mechanism). The fixation ring 60 is thereby secured to the speculum to substantially immobilize the patient's eye for the procedure to be performed.
- the fixation device is merely anchoring the eye with respect to the bony orbit B of the patient's head. That is, the device is not physically secured to any external equipment.
- an emergency such as if the patient would panic or otherwise find it necessary to suddenly move his head substantially
- no damage or trauma would be caused to the patient's eye as the device would maintain its position.
- U.S. Patent No. 4,718,418 referred to above.
- the invention also ensures that any modest change in the intraocular pressure of the eye is both controlled and predictable-unlike the prior art methods (such as grasping the eye with a forceps) which can induce erratic changes in intraocular pressure and concomitant distortion of the corneal topography.
- the device of the invention can be manufactured from any suitable materials.
- the device can be made of suitable plastics and/or metals and can be cheaply manufactured so as to be disposable, thereby eliminating the need for repeat sterilization.
- Both the speculum and the fixation ring can also be manufactured in different diameters for use in different sized eyes.
- the bottom surface of the fixation ring can be made out of silicone to assure a good seal against the eye and to minimize any trauma to the ocular surface.
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EP92925271A EP0613350A4 (en) | 1991-11-19 | 1992-11-16 | Eye fixation device. |
BR9206774A BR9206774A (en) | 1991-11-19 | 1992-11-16 | Eye fixation device |
AU31392/93A AU660891B2 (en) | 1991-11-19 | 1992-11-16 | Eye fixation device |
JP5509466A JPH07501247A (en) | 1991-11-19 | 1992-11-16 | ocular fixation device |
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