公开(公告)号：US20200163754A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-28

申请号：US16750140

申请日：2020-01-23

Applicant: ALCON INC.

Inventor： Kyle Brown ,  Tu Cam Tran ,  Yinghui Wu ,  Stephen J. Van Noy

IPC: A61F2/16

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for implanting an intraocular lens into an eye are described. For example, an intraocular lens injector may include a passage formed in a distal end portion of the intraocular lens injector. The passage may define an interior surface, and a ramp may be formed on the interior surface so as to cause a leading haptic of an intraocular lens (IOL) being advanced through the passage to lift above a surface of an optic of the IOL to ensure proper folding of the IOL.

公开(公告)号：US20230157813A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US18149759

申请日：2023-01-04

Applicant: ALCON INC.

Inventor： Kyle Brown ,  Tu Cam Tran ,  Yinghui Wu ,  Stephen J. Van Noy

IPC: A61F2/16

CPC classification number: A61F2/167 ,  A61F2/1678 ,  A61F2/1691 ,  A61F2/1662 ,  A61F2/1664

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for implanting an intraocular lens into an eye are described. For example, an intraocular lens injector may include a passage formed in a distal end portion of the intraocular lens injector. The passage may define an interior surface, and a ramp may be formed on the interior surface so as to cause a leading haptic of an intraocular lens (IOL) being advanced through the passage to lift above a surface of an optic of the IOL to ensure proper folding of the IOL.

公开(公告)号：US11413187B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-16

申请号：US16744646

申请日：2020-01-16

Applicant: ALCON INC.

Inventor： Stephen J. Van Noy ,  David Anthony Downer ,  Kyle Brown ,  Yinghui Wu

IPC: A61F9/007

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for implanting an intraocular lens into an eye are described. For example, an intraocular lens injector may include a plunger and an injector body that includes an insertion depth guard and a nozzle extending therefrom. The insertion depth guard is disposed at a distal end of the injector body to limit a distance that the nozzle penetrates the eye. The intraocular lens injector may also include a biasing element configured to generate a counterforce to distal movement of the plunger through the injector rod. An example intraocular lens injector may include a biasing element to produce a counterforce that opposes advancement of the plunger through the injector body. The counterforce provides for a more continuous advancement of the plunger while reducing or substantially eliminating abrupt changes in the rate at which the plunger is advanced through the injector body.

公开(公告)号：US11571294B2

公开(公告)日：2023-02-07

申请号：US16750140

申请日：2020-01-23

Applicant: ALCON INC.

Inventor： Kyle Brown ,  Tu Cam Tran ,  Yinghui Wu ,  Stephen J Van Noy

IPC: A61F2/16

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for implanting an intraocular lens into an eye are described. For example, an intraocular lens injector may include a passage formed in a distal end portion of the intraocular lens injector. The passage may define an interior surface, and a ramp may be formed on the interior surface so as to cause a leading haptic of an intraocular lens (IOL) being advanced through the passage to lift above a surface of an optic of the IOL to ensure proper folding of the IOL.