US Patent Issued to Alcon on June 2 for "Illuminating eye depressor" (Florida, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,642,695, issued on June 2, was assigned to Alcon Inc. (Fribourg, Switzerland).

"Illuminating eye depressor" was invented by Michael W. Calhoun (Lighthouse Point, Fla.), Gary Ganiban (Merritt Island, Fla.), Paul R. Hallen (Colleyville, Texas) and Patrick John Sadd (Colleyville, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An eye depressor with a light for directing through a sclera. The depressor may removably accommodate a light instrument that might be used to illuminate an area in an eye during an eye surgery. The coupling of the light instrument to the depressor during the procedure may reduce the number of hands required in carrying out the s...