Apparatus and method for curling and inserting flexible intraocu

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1992-09-23

1994-04-19

Pellegrino, Stephen C.

Surgery

Instruments

Means for removing, inserting or aiding in the removal or...

128898, 623 6, A61B 1700

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053041828

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for folding or curling a flexible lens and for inserting the lens into an eye. The apparatus includes a loading and folding head having a slidable tubular member for curling the lens by constricting a loading chamber within the head, a cannula for entering the eye, and a body housing a plunger for advancing the curled lens out of the loading and folding head and through the cannula. The tubular lens-curling member is configured to enable the lens to curl gently in cooperation with a retaining lip on a wall of the loading chamber, in one smooth, simple and continuous motion.

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"Consultation Section" edited by Samuel Masket, M.D., published in J Cataract Refract Surg--vol. 18, Mar. 1992, pp. 206-214.

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