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US 2024/0268951 A1Published application
Injector for an intraocular lens
AssigneeIolution GmbH
InventorsChristoph MAROSCHECK, Thomas ZEHNDER, Maximiliano GUTIERREZ
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Abstract
An injector for an intraocular lens includes a housing with a cannula, a receiving chamber for the intraocular lens, and a plunger that can be moved within the housing. The plunger is adapted to move the intraocular lens out of the receiving chamber and through the cannula. The injector includes a rotary element for moving the plunger. The rotary element is mounted on the plunger for rotation and axial translation thereon.
Claims13
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An injector for an intraocular lens, comprising:
- a housing with a cannula;
- a receiving chamber for the intraocular lens;
- a plunger, the plunger being movable within the housing and adapted to move the intraocular lens from the receiving chamber through the cannula;
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- a rotary element for moving the plunger, the rotary element being mounted on the plunger for rotation and axial translation thereon.
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A method for dispensing an intraocular lens from an injector, comprising:
- arranging the intraocular lens within a receiving chamber of the injector in a folded state;
- transferring the intraocular lens from the receiving chamber into a cannula by pressing on a handpiece of an axially displaceable plunger;
- causing a rotary element mounted on a plunger rod to engage on a seat;
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- advancing the axially displaceable plunger, while the intraocular lens is located inside the cannula, so as to dispense the intraocular lens from the cannula by alternatively further pressing on the handpiece or turning the rotary element.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.