Implantation device with deformable nozzle tip for implanting a deformable intraocular lens
US6629979B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 2, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/1664
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A deformable intraocular lens implanting device for implanting a deformable intraocular lens into the eye. The device includes a deformable nozzle tip portion having a wall portion defining a nozzle tip lens delivery passageway portion, the wall portion having a deformable transverse cross-sectional profile which deforms as an intraocular lens is advanced through the nozzle tip lens delivery passageway portion.
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