Alcon Inc.
ALIGNMENT ASSISTORS FOR TROCAR CANNULAS

Abstract:

Various embodiments are generally directed to alignment assistors, such as for guiding a surgical tool into axial alignment with a trocar cannula, for instance. Some embodiments are particularly directed to an alignment assistor that connects with a trocar cannula via a first end and receives and guides surgical instruments utilizing the trocar cannula into alignment with an axis of the trocar cannula. In one or more embodiments, for example, an apparatus for use in ocular surgery may include an alignment assistor with a coupling portion and a receiving portion joined via a base. In some embodiments, the coupling portion may include a trocar cannula coupler for connecting with a trocar cannula along an axis of the trocar cannula. The trocar cannula may provide a surgical instrument with access to an interior of an eye, along the axis, via the alignment assistor.