IOL insertion apparatus and method for making and using same
US7348038B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2/1664
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for inserting intraocular lenses (IOLs) into eyes include a hollow tube including a material and having an interior wall defining a hollow space through which an IOL is passed and an outlet through which the IOL is passed from the hollow space into an eye, and a lubricity enhancing component physically secured to said hollow tube and concentrated at or near the interior wall in an amount effective to facilitate the passage of the IOL through the hollow space.
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