Ocular implantation device

An ocular implantation device comprising:

• (a) a housing having a longitudinal axis;
• (b) a needle extending from said housing, wherein a lumen of said needle is configured to receive an implant;
• (c) a plunger longitudinally disposed within said housing and a longitudinally extending rod operatively coupled thereto, wherein said plunger and said rod are collectively, translationally moveable along the longitudinal axis of said housing, and wherein said rod is configured to be receivable within at least a portion of the lumen;
• (d) a continuous track disposed within the housing for aiding in controlling and facilitating delivery of the implant, the continuous track having a proximal section and a distal section divided by a protrusion;
• (e) an actuator positioned partially within said housing, the actuator comprising flanges engaged with the continuous track;
• (f) a spring operatively interconnected between said actuator and said plunger;
• (g) a window disposed in said housing for visually determining a status of the implant;
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• (h) a needle stop disposed at a distal end of the housing and axially aligned with the rod, said needle positioned within said needle stop;
• (i) wherein said actuator is operatively engaged with said plunger and with said continuous track,
• wherein movement of said actuator in a direction aligned with the longitudinal axis of said housing results in the translational movement of said plunger and said rod along the longitudinal axis of said housing,
• wherein when said actuator is in a first position in the proximal section of the continuous track, said actuator is in abutting relation with said protrusion and said continuous track guides movement of said actuator in a direction normal to the longitudinal axis of said housing prior to the movement of said actuator in the direction aligned with the longitudinal axis of said housing resulting in the translational movement of said plunger and said rod along the longitudinal axis of said housing, and
• wherein when said actuator is in a second position in the distal section of the continuous track, said continuous track guides the movement of said actuator in the direction aligned with the longitudinal axis of said housing for further translational movement of said plunger and said rod, and
• wherein said protrusion and said continuous track are configured in such a way that the actuator can travel along the continuous track proximal and distal of said protrusion.