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US 6,273,894 B1Granted
Vacuum cannula apparatus and method for positioning an intraocular lens in the eye
AssigneeStaar Surgical Company, Inc.
InventorRonald E. Dykes
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for releasably positively gripping and manipulating an implant within the eye. A preferred embodiment includes a vacuum cannula apparatus.
Claims10
A fluid vacuum cannula apparatus for releasably positively gripping a portion of an implant for the eye, comprising:
- a vacuum cannula having a gripping tip configured for releasably positively gripping a portion of the eye implant;
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- a fluid vacuum source connected to the vacuum cannula for providing a fluid vacuum to the gripping tip of the vacuum cannula configured for releasably positively gripping a portion of the eye implant,
- said fluid vacuum source being a syringe provided with a spring loaded plunger, said plunger being provided with a plunger tip having a locking washer with at least one indent and an inner wall of said syringe being provided with at least one protrusion to cooperate with the indent of the locking washer to allow the plunger to be rotated to lock said plunger within said syringe.
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