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Apparatus for injection into an eye

US8808242B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 2, 2011
Grant dateAug 19, 2014
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Expiry dateNov 2, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61F9/0017
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for injection into an eye comprising of a means for displacing a conjunctival layer of the eye over an underlying scleral layer of the eye so as to form a fold in the conjunctival layer, and means for guiding a needle through the conjunctival layer once the fold has been formed.

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