DE69910491D1 - Asymmetrisch geformte Intraokularlinsen-Einführkassette - Google Patents

Asymmetrisch geformte Intraokularlinsen-Einführkassette

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DE69910491D1
DE69910491D1 DE69910491T DE69910491T DE69910491D1 DE 69910491 D1 DE69910491 D1 DE 69910491D1 DE 69910491 T DE69910491 T DE 69910491T DE 69910491 T DE69910491 T DE 69910491T DE 69910491 D1 DE69910491 D1 DE 69910491D1
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intraocular lens
lens insertion
asymmetrically shaped
insertion cassette
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Noy Stephen J Van
Kyle Brown
David A Downer
David Eister
Lars D Jensen
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Alcon Vision LLC
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
    • A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
    • A61F2/14—Eye parts, e.g. lenses, corneal implants; Implanting instruments specially adapted therefor; Artificial eyes
    • A61F2/16—Intraocular lenses
    • A61F2/1662—Instruments for inserting intraocular lenses into the eye
    • A61F2/1664—Instruments for inserting intraocular lenses into the eye for manual insertion during surgery, e.g. forceps-like instruments
DE69910491T 1998-06-02 1999-03-17 Asymmetrisch geformte Intraokularlinsen-Einführkassette Expired - Lifetime DE69910491T2 (de)

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US89284 1987-08-25
US09/089,284 US5947976A (en) 1998-06-02 1998-06-02 Asymmetric intraocular lens injection cartridge

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EP (1) EP0962195B1 (de)
JP (1) JP3553823B2 (de)
AT (1) ATE247438T1 (de)
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BR (1) BR9901767A (de)
CA (1) CA2267740C (de)
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DK (1) DK0962195T3 (de)
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