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Spring biased deformable intraocular injecting apparatus

US5860984A · kind A · utility

140Cited by
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13Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 2, 1996
Grant dateJan 19, 1999
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Expiry dateAug 2, 2016

Classification

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

Abstract

A deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus including a spring biased plunger. A preferred embodiment of the lens injecting apparatus includes a separate lens injecting device having a lens cartridge receiver, and a separate one-piece lens cartridge having a lens holding portion connected to a nozzle portion. The lens cartridge is preferably connected into the lens cartridge receiver by a bayonet-type connection.

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