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US 12,478,466 B2Granted
Intraocular lens punch
OwnerRonald Dykes, John Morgan Michelettiinventors
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Abstract
An intraocular lens (IOL) punch includes a handpiece having an opening at a first end, a jaw comprising a first leg and a second leg joined at a first rod end of a rod, the rod extending into the opening and moveable relative to the handpiece to operate the jaw between an open position and a closed position, and a post attached to the first leg and extending toward the second leg, wherein in the open position there is a gap between the post and the second leg and in the closed position the post extends to the second leg closing the gap.
Claims20
A method comprising:
- using a punch to create a hole in an intraocular lens (IOL), the punch comprising a jaw having a first leg and a second leg joined at a first rod end of a rod, the rod extending into an opening in a handpiece and moveable relative to the handpiece to operate the jaw between an open position and a closed position, and a post attached to the first leg and extending toward the second leg, wherein in the open position there is a gap between the post and the second leg and in the closed position the post extends to the second leg closing the gap;
- placing a portion of the IOL in the gap;
- moving the jaw to the closed position thereby creating the hole in the IOL;
- opening the jaw;
- and
- removing the IOL from the gap.
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