Small incision intraocular lens insertion apparatus
US5098439A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 1989 |
| Grant date | Mar 24, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S623/905
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for inserting a foldable lens into an eye through an incision in the eye comprising: a paddle permanently affixed to the apparatus, and sized and adapted to contact the lens in the unfolded state; an elongated tube including a distally open interior space sized and adapted to receive the paddle in contact with the lens in the folded state, and a distal end portion sized and adapted to be inserted into the eye through the incision, the tube being cooperable with the paddle to fold the lens into the folded state as the lens in contact with the paddle is received through the distal opening into the interior space; and a mechanism to provide relative movement between the paddle and the tube.
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