Injector for intraocular lens system

摘要

Disclosed is an injector which comprises an injector housing having a longitudinal axis and an injection probe disposed along the longitudinal axis. The injector further comprises an intraocular lens disposed in the housing. The intraocular lens comprises first and second interconnected viewing elements, and the optical axes of the first and second viewing elements are substantially aligned. The optical axes are substantially orthogonal to the longitudinal axis of the housing. The injector further comprises a lens carrier which engages one of the viewing elements. The viewing elements are moveable in response to longitudinal movement of the lens carrier relative to the injector housing. The longitudinal movement causes both (i) the optical axes to be displaced relative to each other and (ii) the viewing elements to be disposed substantially on the longitudinal axis of the injector housing.

主权项

1. An injector for injecting an intraocular lens along an injection direction, the injector, having proximal and distal ends, comprising:
a housing, which stores the intraocular lens; an actuator, slidably mounted on said housing, which moves the intraocular lens distally within the housing and is removable when advanced past the distal end of the injector; and a pair of compacting members; wherein the housing and outer edges of the compacting members have a tapered configuration such that the compacting members, with the lens situated therebetween, by the actuator, converge on the lens to compact said intraocular lens as the compacting members move along the injection direction.