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Implantation device with deformable nozzle tip for implanting a deformable intraocular lens

US6629979B1 · kind B1 · utility

79Cited by
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20Claims
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Filing dateMay 2, 2000
Grant dateOct 7, 2003
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Expiry dateMay 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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