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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 16, 2002
Filed:
May. 19, 1998
Thomas M. Heyman, Chino Hills, CA (US);
Lauren L. Kanner, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Bradley S. Stone, Irvine, CA (US);
Bausch & Lomb Surgical, Inc., Rochester, NY (US);
Abstract
A device for inserting a flexible membrane into an eye which includes a tubular member with an passage and a plunger movably received in the passage. The passage has an open distal end adapted to be received into an eye for implantation of a lens, and a staging area for initially receiving the lens into the passage. The tubular member includes an opening to permit loading of a lens into the staging area, and a cover movable between an open position to expose the staging area and a closed position to enclose the staging area. The distal end of the plunger has a visual indicator which provides a contrasting image as compared to the staging area. The visual indicator enables the surgeon to easily see whether the distal tip of the plunger is improperly positioned in the staging area before loading the lens.