Title:
MICROFABRICATED BLADES
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2004082902
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A cutting tool (20) for a microkeratome (4) is disclosed. This cutting tool (20) includes a blade handle (24) and a separate cutting blade (56). Surface micromachining may be used to fabricate the blade (56) from a wafer (130). The wafer (130) may be anistropically etched to define a planar first cutting edge surface (72) that extends from the top surface (60) of the blade (56) to its bottom surface (64) to define a cutting edge (80).
Inventors:
BARNES STEPHEN MATTHEW (US)
RODGERS MURRAY STEVEN (US)
SNIEGOWSKI JEFFRY JOSEPH (US)
SMITH NORMAN FRANK (US)
MONTAGUE STEPHEN (US)
MILLER SAMUEL LEE (US)
MCWHORTER PAUL JACKSON (US)
RODGERS MURRAY STEVEN (US)
SNIEGOWSKI JEFFRY JOSEPH (US)
SMITH NORMAN FRANK (US)
MONTAGUE STEPHEN (US)
MILLER SAMUEL LEE (US)
MCWHORTER PAUL JACKSON (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2004/007348
Publication Date:
March 24, 2005
Filing Date:
March 09, 2004
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MEMX INC (US)
BARNES STEPHEN MATTHEW (US)
RODGERS MURRAY STEVEN (US)
SNIEGOWSKI JEFFRY JOSEPH (US)
SMITH NORMAN FRANK (US)
MONTAGUE STEPHEN (US)
MILLER SAMUEL LEE (US)
MCWHORTER PAUL JACKSON (US)
BARNES STEPHEN MATTHEW (US)
RODGERS MURRAY STEVEN (US)
SNIEGOWSKI JEFFRY JOSEPH (US)
SMITH NORMAN FRANK (US)
MONTAGUE STEPHEN (US)
MILLER SAMUEL LEE (US)
MCWHORTER PAUL JACKSON (US)
International Classes:
A61F9/013; B26B9/00; B26B29/06; A61B17/32; (IPC1-7): A61B17/32; A61F9/00
Foreign References:
| US6132446A | 2000-10-17 |
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