Deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus with deformable tip plunger
US5772666A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 11, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/1667
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus having a movable plunger with a deformable plunger tip, preferably a resiliently deformable plunger tip. In a preferred embodiment, the plunger tip is made of soft resiliently deformable material to prevent any surface or internal damage to the deformable intraocular lens being forced through a delivery passageway of the lens injecting apparatus.
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