Device for use in eye surgery
US8945213B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 5, 2012 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F9/007
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A sealing device for use inside a capsular bag after the natural lens has been removed has a plug part adapted to seal a rhexis in a capsular bag, thus preventing displacement through the rhexis of a lens-forming liquid material injected through the rhexis and adapted to replace the natural lens and form an intraocular lens implant. The plug part has a slightly larger area than the capsulorhexis and is made of a deformable polymer. The sealing device further has a removable adjuster connected to the plug part, the adjuster protruding anteriorly from an outer surface of the plug part and being capable of positioning the plug part to a desired location.
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