Intraocular lens injector and intraocular lens injecting system including the same
AssigneeNidek Co., Ltd.
InventorShinji Nagasaka
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Abstract
An intraocular lens injector for injecting a foldable intraocular lens in an eye includes: an inserting portion that includes an outlet for the intraocular lens and is inserted through an incision made on the eye; a lens place portion where the intraocular lens is placed and which is formed on an opposite side to the outlet of the inserting portion, wherein the lens place portion can be closed through a hinge in a direction in which the intraocular lens is folded and the placed intraocular lens is folded by closing the lens place portion; and a first injecting passage that is formed in the lens place portion to inject lubricant into the lens place portion from an outside.
Claims7
An intraocular lens injector for injecting a foldable intraocular lens in an eye, the injector comprising:
- an inserting portion that includes an outlet for the intraocular lens and is inserted through an incision made on the eye;
- a lens place portion where the intraocular lens is placed and which is formed on an opposite side to the outlet of the inserting portion, wherein the lens place portion can be closed through a hinge in a direction in which the intraocular lens is folded and the placed intraocular lens is folded by closing the lens place portion;
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- a first injecting passage that is formed in the lens place portion to inject lubricant into the lens place portion from an outside.
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