Positioning implement for intraocular lens
First Claim
1. An implement for effecting the positioning in the posterior chamber of the eye of an intraocular lens of the type comprising a lens body and first and second haptics each having one end extending generally tangentially from the lens body and formed of a plurality of end-to-end sections which alternatingly have respective centers of curvature on opposite sides of the haptic so that the edge of each haptic comprises alternating protrusions and depressions, said implement comprising:
- an elongated handle having a forward end and a pusher finger extending laterally and forwardly from said forward end and including a first pusher tip on the forward end of said pusher finger dimensioned and shaped as to be drivingly engageable with one of said haptics;
an elongated movable pusher mounted for axial reciprocation on said elongated handle portion and a second pusher tip on a forward-end of said movable pusher; and
wherein said first pusher tip and said second pusher tip are laterally spaced apart a distance approximately equal the distance between two of said protrusions on one of said haptics.
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Abstract
A positioning implement for an intraocular lens comprises an elongated plate-like handle having an upper surface on which a movable pusher having a tapered forward end is mounted for axial reciprocation. A canted finger extends unitarily forwardly from the handle and also has a tapered forward end. Both tapered forward ends are provided with slots dimensioned to fit over an intraocular lens haptic to permit selective application of force to the haptic of an intraocular lens at two different locations for positioning it in the lens capsule of the eye.
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1. An implement for effecting the positioning in the posterior chamber of the eye of an intraocular lens of the type comprising a lens body and first and second haptics each having one end extending generally tangentially from the lens body and formed of a plurality of end-to-end sections which alternatingly have respective centers of curvature on opposite sides of the haptic so that the edge of each haptic comprises alternating protrusions and depressions, said implement comprising:
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an elongated handle having a forward end and a pusher finger extending laterally and forwardly from said forward end and including a first pusher tip on the forward end of said pusher finger dimensioned and shaped as to be drivingly engageable with one of said haptics; an elongated movable pusher mounted for axial reciprocation on said elongated handle portion and a second pusher tip on a forward-end of said movable pusher; and wherein said first pusher tip and said second pusher tip are laterally spaced apart a distance approximately equal the distance between two of said protrusions on one of said haptics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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