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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 03, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2012
Applicant:
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rahul Bhagat, Irvine, CA (US);
Zoran Novakovic, Irvine, CA (US);
Shawn Davis, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
David Mucientes, Long Beach, CA (US);
Thomas David Reid Ford, Royston, GB;
Richard Rhys Mathias, Royston, GB;
Assignee:
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 (2006.01); A61F 2/14 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/14 (2013.01); A61F 9/0017 (2013.01);
Abstract
An assembly for implanting ocular implants into a mammalian eye is provided. The assembly generally includes a cannula having a curved distal end, an injector mechanism coupled to the cannula for linearly moving one or more implant segments in the cannula toward the curved distal end, and a rotator mechanism for rotating the cannula about a longitudinal axis thereof.