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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2019
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventors:
Douglas Brent Wensrich, Bedford, TX (US);
Todd Taber, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Len Takudzwa Magara, Pretoria, ZA;
Jian Liu, Keller, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/167 (2013.01); A61F 2/1678 (2013.01); A61F 2002/1683 (2013.01);
Abstract
An intraocular lens (IOL) injectors and associated methods are described. The IOL injectors may include a collapsible portion configured to reduce the length of the IOL injector when the collapsible portion is altered from an uncollapsed configuration to a collapsed configuration. In some instances, an IOL may be advanced from a storage location to a dwell location when the collapsible portion is altered from the uncollapsed configuration to the collapsed configuration. The IOL injectors may also include a combination push and screw drive.