Patents Assigned to Starr Surgical Company, Inc.
  • Method preloading a deformable intraocular lens into injecting apparatus for storage and/or shipment
    Patent number: 6406481
    Abstract: An intraocular lens injection system comprising an injecting device and cartridge. The cartridge comprises a lens holding portion and an outer sleeve portion. The invention includes a method of pre-loading the injecting system, particularly the cartridge, to reduce the amount of packaging, prevent damage to the intraocular lens during packaging and shipping, allow the pre-loaded injecting cartridge to be autoclaved as a unit, and eliminate the step of loading the cartridge with the intraocular lens by the end user to prevent potential damage during this step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Starr Surgical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles
  • Method of loading an intraocular lens into a lens injecting apparatus, and implanting the intraocular lens through a small incision made in an eye
    Patent number: 5902307
    Abstract: An intraocular lens injection system having an injecting device and cartridge. The cartridge includes a lens holding portion and an outer sleeve portion. The invention includes a method of pre-loading the injecting system, particularly the cartridge, to reduce the amount of packaging, prevent damage to the intraocular lens during packaging and shipping, allow the pre-loaded injecting cartridge to be autoclaved as a unit, and eliminate the step of loading the cartridge with the intraocular lens by the end user to prevent potential damage during this step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 11, 1999
    Assignee: Starr Surgical Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir Feingold, Daniel C. Eagles