Injector for implanting a folded intraocular lens, container for storing and transporting the injector and method for ejecting the lens in a folded state
US6607537B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 3, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 19, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/167
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An injector for implanting a folded intraocular lens with which a folded lens can be inserted into the capsula of the lens of the eye through an opening incision of about 3 mm in the eye. The injector consists of three parts, namely a one-piece body, a pivoting flap which is provided with a folding rib and by which the lens is held in an unfolded state in a first position above the transporting channel and is slid folded into the transporting channel by radial pressure, and a third component, the slider through which the folded lens can be slid forwards in the longitudinal direction and out of the injector into the eye.
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