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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2016
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Asif Fayyaz, Euless, TX (US);
Jian Liu, Arlington, TX (US);
Sudarshan B. Singh, Euless, TX (US);
Chris Belisle, Somerset, WI (US);
Bill Hartsig, Hudson, WI (US);
Sam Jang, Woodbury, MN (US);
Tyler Buchanan, Chippewa Falls, WI (US);
Aaron Munsinger, Elk Mound, WI (US);
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
An intraocular lens (IOL) insertion apparatus may include a handpiece body having a distal tip and a deployment chamber located at a distal end of the handpiece body. The deployment chamber is sized and shaped to hold a folded IOL. The IOL insertion apparatus further includes a deployment system disposed within the handpiece body. The deployment system may include a deployment carriage movable between a first position and a second position within the handpiece body. The deployment carriage may include a biasing element that biases the deployment carriage in a distal direction toward the distal tip. The deployment system may further include a deployment trigger that prevents distal movement of the deployment carriage unless pressed and a deployment plunger having a proximal end secured to the deployment carriage and a distal end to engage the folded IOL.