ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,504, issued on July 15, was assigned to Alcon Inc. (Fribourg, Switzerland).
"Aerosol mitigation collar for ophthalmic procedures" was invented by Paul R. Hallen (Colleyville, Texas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An ophthalmic surgical instrument system includes an ophthalmic instrument that includes a shaft and a lumen extending through the shaft. A sleeve that has a tubular body portion that receives and surrounds the ophthalmic instrument. An annulus is defined between the ophthalmic instrument and the sleeve. An aerosol mitigation collar extends from the sleeve. The aerosol mitigation collar includes a tubular section and a skirt ...