ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,702, issued on June 2.
"Device for steadying the non-operative eye during eye surgery" was invented by Robert M. Kinast (Portland, Ore.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method for eye surgery on an operative eye of an eye surgery patient can comprise a step of securing a monocular device over a non-operative eye of the patient. The monocular device can comprise a frame configured to engage a portion of the patient's face surrounding the non-operative eye and a visual target projector attached to the housing and disposed over the non-operative eye, wherein the monocular device does not cover the operative eye of the patient. The visual...