The Brown Intacs Pocket Starter is used to initiate a quick dual pocket by placement at the base of the incision with simple rotation. It effectively eliminates three steps of the original procedure and helps protect the epithelium from damage. Many surgeons have found that it has other uses in procedures such as LASEK. Made by Rhein Medical.

This forceps was designed specifically to insert the Intacs micro insert. Unlike the original forceps which required awkward hand and wrist movements, this forceps was been designed to permit insertion with simple finger rotation. Made by Rhein Medical.

Patent Number: 49857899

Abstract: A split lamp applanation tonometer includes a tonometer tip for contacting a corneal surface of an eye, a mechanism for moving the tonometer tip to applanate and vary the degree of applanation of the corneal surface, an optical viewing axis along which the applanated corneal surface can be viewed, and an electrical and/or optical system for transforming the degree of applanation to an ocular pressure value and displaying the ocular pressure value at a location at which it is visible when a user views along the optical viewing axis whereby both the applanated corneal surface and the ocular pressure value thereof can be viewed simultaneously.

Filed: Oct. 17, 1989

Publication Date: January 29, 1991

Applicant: Alan W. Brown

Patent Number: 5007921

Abstract: A surgical staple is made from highly flexible material and has at least two piercing projections or points spaced from each other a first predetermined linear distance in a generally unstressed, neutral and inoperative condition of the staple. The staple is stressed in a selected fashion causing the piercing projections to be spaced from each other a second predetermined linear distance greater than the first predetermined linear distance. While the piercing projections are spaced from each other, the second predetermined linear distance under the induced forces, the staple is implanted by penetrating the skin with the piercing projections at opposite sides of an associated wound or incision. The forces are then removed from the surgical staple which inherently rebounds to its generally unstressed condition which in turn automatically draws opposite margins of the wound toward each other.

Filed: 10/26/1989

Date of Patent: April 16, 1991

Inventor: Alan W. Brown

Patent Number: 5026390

Abstract: A surgical staple is made from highly flexible material and has at least two piercing projections or points spaced from each other a first predetermined linear distance in a generally unstressed, neutral and inoperative condition of the staple.  The staple is stressed in a selected fashion causing the piercing projections to be spaced from each other a second predetermined linear distance greater than the first predetermined linear distance.  While the piercing projections are spaced from each other, the second predetermined linear distance under the induced forces, the staple is implanted by penetrating the skin with the piercing projections at opposite sides of an associated wound or incision.  The forces are then removed from the surgical staple which inherently rebounds to its generally unstressed condition which in turn automatically draws opposite margins of the wound toward each other.

Filed: Sept 20, 1990

Date of Patent: Jun 25, 1991

Inventor: Alan W Brown

Patent Number: 5147368

Abstract: The invention is directed to a nucleus splitter adapted to crack a hard nucleus of an eye after the nucleus has been sculpted by a pair of crossed grooves which set-off four quadrants of the nucleus.  The nucleus splitter includes a pair of arms having first and second end portions united at a pivot which each end portion terminating in a relatively elongated narrow member having a laterally projecting nucleus splitting tip.  The second end portions of the arms are generally resilient and normally urge the narrow members and tips into abutment with each other along the plane through an axis of the pivot.  Finger and thumb pressure is applied to the medial portion of the arms causing the elongated narrow members to rock, pivot or spread apart and in doing so define an acute angle opening away from the pivot.  In this position the elongated narrow members and the entirety of the first and second arms remain on the same side of the plane as in the unstressed condition of the medial portion.

Filed: April 5, 1991

Date of Patent: Sept 15, 1992

Inventor: Alan W. Brown