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Hydraulic injector and methods for intra-ocular lens insertion

US10182939B2 · kind B2 · utility

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62References

15Claims

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Assignee

Novartis AG · CH

Inventors

Hugh B. Canelli · Burleson, US
Partha Chandrakant · Hawthorn Woods, US
James Y. Chon · Irvine, US
Gary P. Sorensen · Lake Forest, US
Daniel J. Wilson · Linden, US
Raphael Gordon · Ladera Ranch, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 16, 2015
Grant date	Jan 22, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 17, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F9/0008
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A hydraulically-driven Intra-Ocular Lens (IOL) insertion tool includes a body, a chamber within the body, a first fluid port providing fluid communication into the chamber, a piston positioned within the chamber and arranged to move within the chamber in response to the introduction or removal of fluid from the chamber, and an elongated member. The elongated member includes a distal end comprising an intra-ocular lens interface and a proximal end connected to the piston such that movement of the piston within the chamber causes corresponding movement of the elongated member.

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