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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2020
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Sudarshan B. Singh, Euless, TX (US);
Todd Taber, Keller, TX (US);
Yinghui Wu, Cedar Hill, TX (US);
Douglas Brent Wensrich, Bedford, TX (US);
Sam Jang, Woodbury, MN (US);
Chris Pinkham, St. Paul, MN (US);
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Abstract
Systems, methods, and apparatuses for removably attaching a drive mechanism handpiece to an intraocular lens (IOL) cartridge that folds the IOL upon removal of a cap, are provided. The IOL cartridge comprises a nozzle and a housing comprising a slide. A compartment configured to receive an IOL is disposed within the housing. An interior portion of the slide is exposed to the compartment. The nozzle is in fluid communication with the compartment. The cap covers the nozzle and the slide. The cap is configured to expose the nozzle and advance the slide to fold the IOL upon removal of the cap.