Anton Banko (August 26, 1927 – May 16, 1986) was a Slovenian inventor and engineer who is best known for designing the first phacoemulsifier.[1][2]
Banko established Surgical Design Corporation in New York in 1968 which produced a variety of successful phacoemulsification machines that are used worldwide.[3][4]
Banko also developed patents used in ocular surgery including an instrument for vitrectomy that he patented in 1969. After that, a combined Mackool/Heslin Ocusystem machine was designed[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "FORGOTTEN GIANT". eurotimes.org. December 10, 2013.
- ^ "Material removal apparatus and method employing high frequency vibrations". Google Patents.
- ^ "Anton Banko Award for Excellence in Teaching Science | Knowing Science - Kid Knowledge".
- ^ Hawlina, M (September 4, 2008). "Anton Banko, the Slovenian inventor behind the success of Charles Kelman". Acta Ophthalmologica. 86: 0. doi:10.1111/j.1755-3768.2008.229.x.
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