Deformable intraocular lens injecting system
US5800442A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 16, 1997 |
| Grant date | Sep 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 16, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/167
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A surgical implantation device for insertion of a deformable intraocular lens into the eye through a relatively small incision made in the ocular tissue comprising a lens injecting device having a plunger with a plunger tip configured to provide a side clearance between the plunger tip and lens insertion passageway through the surgical implantation device to accommodate the trailing haptic of the deformable intraocular lens to prevent damage thereto during insertion.
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