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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:
Dec. 24, 2002
Filed:
May. 11, 1998
Applicant:
Inventor:
J. Stuart Cumming, Anaheim, CA (US);
Assignee:
Medevec Licensing, B.V., , NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00 ;
Abstract
An insertion instrument provides improved features for insertion of a lens into the eye through a small incision. A tubular member has a lumen and a split nozzle end portion for spreading after insertion. Ridges on the lumen wall prevent rotation of the lens, and stabilizer components extend from a plunger end portion to maintain the lens compressed and to prevent lens rotation in moving through the lumen.