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US 8,945,214 B2Granted
Intravitreal applicator
AssigneeAllergan, Inc.
InventorsRahul Bhagat, Zoran Novakovic, Shawn Davis, David Mucientes, Thomas David Reid Ford, Richard Rhys Mathias
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Abstract
An assembly for implanting ocular implants into a mammalian eye is provided. The assembly generally includes a cannula having a curved distal end, an injector mechanism coupled to the cannula for linearly moving one or more implant segments in the cannula toward the curved distal end, and a rotator mechanism for rotating the cannula about a longitudinal axis thereof.
Claims16
An assembly for implanting ocular implants into a mammalian eye, the assembly comprising:
- a rear body;
- a cannula having a longitudinal axis and a curved distal end;
- implant segments disposed in the cannula;
- an injector mechanism coupled to the cannula for linearly moving the implant segments in the cannula toward the curved distal end;
- and
- a rotator mechanism for rotating the cannula about the longitudinal axis thereof and relative to the rear body.
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An assembly for implanting ocular implants into a mammalian eye, the assembly comprising:
- a rear body;
- a cannula having a longitudinal axis and a curved distal end;
- implant segments disposed in the cannula;
- an injector mechanism coupled to the cannula linearly moving the implant segments in the cannula toward the curved distal end;
- and
- a rotator mechanism capable of rotating the cannula relative to the rear body and in a stepwise manner such that a distal tip of the cannula becomes offset relative to a position of the distal tip prior to each rotation step.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.