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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 19, 2016
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventor:
Moises A. Valle, Tustin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/167 (2013.01); A61F 2/1678 (2013.01); A61F 2/1691 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of loading an IOL having an optic and a leading haptic into a cartridge, comprising folding the leading haptic radially inward relative to the optic as the IOL moves into a lumen of the cartridge, by using a proximal end feature of the cartridge.