US Patent Issued to Ocular Instruments on Oct. 6 for "Slotted ocular lens" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,751,863, issued on Oct. 6, was assigned to Ocular Instruments Inc. (Bellevue, Wash.).

"Slotted ocular lens" was invented by Richard A. Hill (Bellevue, Wash.), Earl R. Craven (Bellevue, Wash.) and Raymond D. Graham (Bellevue, Wash.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An occular lens, such as a laser lysis lens, is provided that is suitable for use in viewing and lysing sutures in ophthalmic procedures. The occular lens includes a lens body having an the eye contacting surface. The eye contacting surface includes a groove or slot configured to aid in localizing and fixating a ligated drainage tube of a drainage implant during ligation/suture rem...