CA2245495A1 - Improved automatic surgical device for cutting a cornea - Google Patents

Improved automatic surgical device for cutting a cornea

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CA2245495A1
CA2245495A1 CA002245495A CA2245495A CA2245495A1 CA 2245495 A1 CA2245495 A1 CA 2245495A1 CA 002245495 A CA002245495 A CA 002245495A CA 2245495 A CA2245495 A CA 2245495A CA 2245495 A1 CA2245495 A1 CA 2245495A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/007—Methods or devices for eye surgery
    • A61F9/013—Instruments for compensation of ocular refraction ; Instruments for use in cornea removal, for reshaping or performing incisions in the cornea
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B34/00—Computer-aided surgery; Manipulators or robots specially adapted for use in surgery
    • A61B34/10—Computer-aided planning, simulation or modelling of surgical operations
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F2009/0035—Devices for immobilising a patient's head with respect to the instrument
    • A61F2009/0043—Devices for immobilising a patient's head with respect to the instrument by supporting the instrument on the patient's head, e.g. head bands
    • A61F2009/0052—Devices for immobilising a patient's head with respect to the instrument by supporting the instrument on the patient's head, e.g. head bands the instrument being supported on the patient's eye

Abstract

This invention is a surgical device (10) for cutting substantially across a cornea of an eye of a patient, the device including a positioning ring (32) structured to be temporarily attached to a portion of the eye surrounding the cornea to be cut, and defining an aperture (33) sized to receive and expose the cornea to be cut. The surgical device (10) further includes a cutting head assembly (50) structured to be guided and driven over an upper surface of the positioning ring in a generally arcuate path, having a cutting element (70) positioned therein and structured to oscillate laterally to facilitate smooth and effective cutting of the cornea. The cutting head assembly (50) is structured to be detachably coupled to the positioning ring (32) by a coupling member.

Claims (53)

1. A surgical device for cutting substantially across a cornea of an eye of a patient, said device comprising:
a) a positioning ring having means for temporary attachment to a portion of the eye surrounding the cornea to be cut; said positioning ring defining an aperture sized to receive and expose the cornea to be cut;
b) said positioning ring including guide means formed on an upper surface thereof in a generally arcuate path;
c) a cutting head assembly including a cutting element positioned therein for cutting the cornea, said cutting head assembly being structured and disposed to be at least partially received in said guide means and to be driven across said positioning ring along said generally arcuate path defined by said guide means;
d) drive means operably connected to said cutting head assembly for causing movement of said cutting head assembly across said positioning ring and for causing oscillating movement of said cutting element; and e) a coupling member structured and disposed to detachably couple said cutting head assembly and said positioning ring and including means for permitting movement of said cutting head assembly relative to said positioning ring along said generally arcuate path.
2. A surgical device as recited in claim 1, wherein said cutting head assembly further comprises stop means for abutting engagement with said guide means and to limit movement of said cutting head assembly in a first direction of movement across said positioning ring.
3. A surgical device as recited in claim 2, wherein said stop means on said cutting head assembly are structured and disposed to cause abutting engagement with said guide means and prevent further movement of said cutting head assembly across said positioning ring prior to said cutting element being driven completely over the cornea of the eye.
4. A surgical device as recited in claim 1, wherein said cutting head assembly includes a flap receiving gap formed within an undersurface of said cutting head assembly, said flap receiving gap being formed in said cutting head assembly forward of said cutting element so as to receive a free portion of a corneal flap cut by said cutting element.
5. A surgical device as recited in claim 4, wherein said flap receiving gap extends through opposite side walls of said cutting head assembly.
6. A surgical device as recited in claim 1, wherein said guide means of said positioning ring comprise a channel member disposed on said positioning ring and extending at least partially thereacross.
7. A surgical device as recited in claim 6, wherein said positioning ring has a generally tear drop shape and said channel member extends across at least one side of said ring in an arcuate path.
8. A surgical device as recited in claim 7, wherein said guide means of said positioning ring further comprise a rigid upstanding member secured to said positioning ring generally opposite from said channel member, and structured to provide an axis of rotation about which said cutting head assembly moves in said generally arcuate path.
9. A surgical device as recited in claim 8 wherein said rigid upstanding member is a post member secured on said positioning ring generally near a tip of said positioning ring.
10. A surgical device as recited in claim 8 wherein said coupling member includes a pivot segment structured and disposed to be pivotally and removably secured about said rigid upstanding member of said positioning ring.
11. A surgical device as recited in claim 10 wherein said coupling member includes a retaining segment structured and disposed to be securely and yet removably coupled to said cutting head assembly.
12. A surgical device as recited in claim 11 wherein said guide means further comprise said rigid upstanding member secured within said coupling member so as to provide an axis of rotation for said coupling member and said cutting head assembly coupled thereto along said generally arcuate path.
13. A surgical device as recited in claim 11 wherein said pivot segment of said coupling member includes a bushing having a bore formed therein sized to receive a substantial length of said rigid upstanding member.
14. A surgical device as recited in claim 13 wherein said upstanding member includes means for maintaining said upstanding member within said bushing and said pivot segment includes means for engaging said bushing about said upstanding member.
15. A surgical device as recited in claim 14, wherein said maintaining means comprise an annular recess formed within a neck section of said upstanding member.
16. A surgical device as recited in claim 15, wherein said maintaining means further comprise an enlarged head formed on said upstanding member.
17. A surgical device as recited in claim 15, wherein said engagement means comprise a shaft passing through a side wall of said bushing and being movable into engagement within said annular recess of said upstanding member.
18. A surgical device as recited in claim 1, wherein said drive means are operably connected to said cutting head assembly through a top surface thereof so that said drive means are disposed in a generally vertical orientation.
19. A surgical device as recited in claim 1, wherein said cutting head assembly comprises a main housing including:
a top surface and a bottom surface, a front end face and a rear end face, a surrounding sidewall structure between said surfaces and faces, said housing having an interior chamber structured to receive and maintain said cutting element in a cutting position, and a cutting opening formed in said bottom surface for exposing a cutting surface of said cutting element.
20. A surgical device as recited in claim 19, wherein said surrounding sidewall structure of said main housing is slightly curved so as to define a tapered nose at said front end face.
21. A surgical device as recited in claim 19, further comprising access means for accessing said cutting element within said interior chamber of said main housing.
22. A surgical device as recited in claim 21 wherein said access means are at least partially formed in said bottom surface and comprise a door member hingedly connected to said main housing.
23. A surgical device as recited in claim 22 wherein said door member is movable between a closed operative position and a open position for removing and replacing said cutting element.
24. A surgical device as recited in claim 23 wherein said door member may be selectively maintained in said closed position by fastening means.
25. A surgical device as recited in claim 24 wherein said door member is hingedly connected to said surrounding sidewall structure generally at said rear end face of said main housing.
26. A surgical device as recited in claim 25 wherein said door member is structured, sized and disposed to be adjacent but at least slightly to the rear of said cutting element.
27. A surgical device as recited in claim 21 wherein said cutting element comprises a blade having a sharpened cutting edge and a blade holder means operably connected to said blade.
28. A surgical device as recited in claim 27 wherein said blade holder means is operably connected to said drive means, and said drive means include means to impart controlled oscillatory movement of said blade holder means and to said blade.
29. A surgical device as recited in claim 19 further comprising tracking means structured and disposed to provide mating communication between said cutting head assembly and said guide means of said positioning ring.
30. A surgical device as recited in claim 29 wherein said tracking means are disposed on a lower peripheral zone of said main housing, said tracking means being structured and disposed for tracking within said channel member of said positioning ring.
31. A surgical device as recited in claim 30, wherein said tracking means comprise a flange disposed on each side of said main housing and extending substantially therealong.
32. A surgical device as recited in claim 19, wherein said main housing further includes depth adjusting means.
33. A surgical device as recited in claim 32, wherein said depth adjusting means form at least a portion of said bottom surface near said front end face of said main housing.
34. A surgical device as recited in claim 33, wherein said depth adjusting means comprise a nose segment structured to be securely yet removably connected to said main housing by way of conventionally known fasteners.
35. A surgical device as recited in claim 34, wherein said nose segment comprises an engagement segment and a variable depth plate member.
36. A surgical device as recited in claim 35, wherein said engagement segment includes a terminal end having a generally inverted "V" shape sized, structured and configured to be received and to nest within a corresponding void formed within said sidewall structure of said main housing.
37. A surgical device as recited in claim 35, wherein said variable depth plate member is integral with said engagement segment and is disposed in a generally horizontal plane.
38. A surgical device as recited in claim 37, wherein said variable depth plate member has a preselected depth dimension to correspond a desired depth to be cut into the cornea portion of the eye.
39. A surgical device as recited in claim 38, wherein said variable depth plate member includes tracking means formed thereon and structured to extend beyond a periphery defined by said sidewall structure of said main housing.
40. A surgical device as recited in claim 39, wherein said tracking means on said variable depth plate member comprise a flange structured and disposed for tracking within said channel member of said positioning ring.
41. A surgical device as recited in claim 19, wherein said main housing includes a threaded aperture formed in said top surface for operable connection of said driving means to said cutting head assembly and for disposing said driving means in a generally vertical orientation.
42. A surgical device as recited in claim 41, wherein said driving means are operably connected through said threaded aperture to a worm gear positioned and disposed within said main housing so as to transmit motion thereto.
43. A surgical device as recited in claim 42, wherein said worm gear runs through said main housing and juts out of opposite sides of said surrounding sidewall structure.
44. A surgical device as recited in claim 43, wherein said worm gear comprises additional tracking means for tracking on a toothed track of said positioning ring in order to result in movement of said cutting head assembly across said positioning ring.
45. A surgical device as recited in claim 44, wherein said worm gear includes helical gear formed thereon to permit alignment within said toothed track extending along an arcuate path.
46. An automatic surgical device for surgically cutting at least partially into a cornea of an eye, said device comprising:
a) means for retaining and positioning the eye on which cutting of the cornea is to be performed, said means being capable of temporary attachment to a portion of the eye surrounding the cornea and being capable of exposing the cornea to be cut;
b) said retaining and positioning means including guide means disposed thereon;
c) a cutting head assembly including a cutting element positioned therein for cutting the cornea of the eye, said cutting head assembly being structured and disposed to be movable across said retaining and positioning means between a first and a second position and to be guided along a generally arcuate path between said first and second positions by said guide means during movement of said cutting head assembly over said retaining and positioning means;
d) a coupling member for secure yet removable coupling together of said cutting head assembly and said retaining and positioning means and for permitting movement of said cutting head assembly relative to said retaining and positioning means along said generally arcuate path between said first and second positions;
e) drive means operably connected to said cutting head assembly for causing automated movement of said cutting head assembly over said retaining and positioning means and for causing oscillating movement of said cutting element; and f) said cutting head assembly including stop means structured and disposed to abut said guide means in said second position and thereby limit movement of said cutting head assembly across said retaining and positioning means.
47. An automatic surgical device as recited in claim 46, wherein said stop means of said cutting head assembly abut said guide means of said retaining and positioning means prior to said cutting element passing and cutting completely across the cornea of the eye on which surgery is being performed.
48. An automatic surgical device for surgically cutting a cornea portion of an eye, said device comprising:
a) means for retaining and positioning the eye on which cutting of the cornea is to be performed, said means being capable of temporary attachment to a portion of the eye surrounding the cornea and being capable of exposing and presenting the cornea to be cut;
b) a cutting head assembly including a cutting element positioned therein for cutting substantially but not completely across the cornea portion of the eye, said cutting head assembly being structured and disposed to be movable over said retaining and positioning means;
c) said retaining and positioning means including guide means formed thereon which are structured and disposed to guide said cutting head assembly along a generally arcuate path during movement of said cutting head assembly over said retaining and positioning means; and d) drive means operably connected to said cutting head assembly for causing automated movement of said cutting head assembly over said retaining and positioning means along said generally arcuate path.
49. An automatic surgical device as recited in claim 48, further comprising means for coupling said cutting head assembly and said retaining and positioning means and to permit relative movement of said cutting head assembly relative to said retaining and positioning means.
50. An automatic surgical device as recited in claim 49, wherein said cutting head assembly further comprises stop means for abutting engagement with said guide means and preventing further movement of said cutting head assembly over said retaining and positioning means prior to said cutting element being driven completely over the cornea portion of the eye.
51. An automatic surgical device as recited in claim 50, wherein said cutting head assembly further comprises tracking means structured and disposed to provide mating communication between said cutting head assembly and said guide means of said retaining and positioning means.
52. A surgical device as recited in claim 48, wherein said guide means a rigid upstanding member secured to said retaining and positioning means and structured to provide an axis of rotation about which said cutting head assembly moves in said generally arcuate path.
53. A method for cutting a cornea of a patient's eye from either a generally five o'clock position when considering the patient's left eye or a generally seven o'clock position when considering the patient's right eye and toward a generally twelve o'clock position, the method comprising the steps of:
temporarily securing the eye within a positioning ring, movably positioning a cutting head assembly on said positioning ring, driving said cutting head assembly along a curve of an arcuate path over said positioning ring toward and into a spaced, closely adjacent location to the twelve o'clock position, engaging the cornea of the eye with a cutting element disposed in said cutting head assembly and cutting the cornea with said cutting element at least partially thereacross during movement of said cutting head assembly over said positioning ring, and stopping said cutting of the cornea prior to said cutting element moving completely across the cornea.
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