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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 27, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2018
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Mark E. Steen, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc., Santa Ana, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to an apparatus and method that provides hydraulically assisted delivery of intraocular lenses (IOL) from a insertion tool. The IOL insertion system having an insertion rod with a tube having a first end and a second end, a piston head affixed to the insertion rod and positioned between the first and second end, a hydraulic chamber, an aspiration line communicatively connected to the hydraulic chamber, and at least one valve in fluid communication with the aspiration line, wherein the insertion rod moves in response to the displacement of hydraulic fluid within the hydraulic chamber.