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Intraocular lens injector

US11571294B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

ALCON INC. · CH

Inventors

Kyle Brown · Irvine, US
Tu Cam Tran · Grapevine, US
Yinghui Wu · Cedar Hill, US
Stephen J. Van Noy · Fort Worth, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 23, 2020
Grant date	Feb 7, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 13, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA61F2/1664
WIPO fieldMedical technology
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Apparatuses, systems, and methods for implanting an intraocular lens into an eye are described. For example, an intraocular lens injector may include a passage formed in a distal end portion of the intraocular lens injector. The passage may define an interior surface, and a ramp may be formed on the interior surface so as to cause a leading haptic of an intraocular lens (IOL) being advanced through the passage to lift above a surface of an optic of the IOL to ensure proper folding of the IOL.

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