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US 1,099,338 · App. 29/909,658 · Granted Oct 21, 2025

Vitrectomy probe

Inventors: Nathaniel Reyes (Santa Ana, CA); John R. Underwood (Laguna Niguel, CA)
Assignee: Alcon Inc.
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Patent No.
US 1,099,338
App. No.
29/909,658
Granted
Oct 21, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design of a vitrectomy probe as shown and described.

Assignments (4)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2023
From: REYES, NATHANIEL; UNDERWOOD, JOHN R.
To: ALCON RESEARCH, LLC
Reel/Frame 064536/0063 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2023
From: ALCON RESEARCH, LLC
To: ALCON INC.
Reel/Frame 064536/0089 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2023
From: REYES, NATHANIEL; UNDERWOOD, JOHN R.
To: ALCON RESEARCH, LLC
Reel/Frame 064539/0785 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 9, 2023
From: ALCON RESEARCH, LLC
To: ALCON INC.
Reel/Frame 064539/0827 →
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