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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2009
Zoran Novakovic, Irvine, CA (US);
Rahul Bhagat, Irvine, CA (US);
Shawn R. Davis, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Zoran Novakovic, Irvine, CA (US);
Rahul Bhagat, Irvine, CA (US);
Shawn R. Davis, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
An intraocular injector includes a syringe body having open-ended cone disposed in one end thereof along with a piston disposed in the body. A transparent implant holder having a lumen therein is aligned with an open-ended cone, a needle include a proximal end and a distal end with a bevel disposed on the distal end of the needle. A plunger affixed to the piston and slidable within a holder lumen and needle lumen is provided for injecting solid intraocular implants into an eye. A cylindrical syringe body shape facilitates control over the needle bevel orientation during injection of the implant into the eye.