Intraocular lens folder

- Alcon Laboratories, Inc.
Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of our new design for an intraocular lens folder showing the upper and left side from the handle end;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a head end elevational view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a handle end elevational view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a left side elevational view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a right side elevational view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 1 taken along line 8--8 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 1 taken along line 9--9 in FIG. 2;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 1 taken along line 10--10 in FIG. 3;

FIG. 11 is a perspective view, similar to FIG. 1, of a second embodiment of our new design for an intraocular lens folder showing the upper and left side from the handle end;

FIG. 12 is a top plan view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 11;

FIG. 13 is a bottom plan view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 11;

FIG. 14 is a head end elevational view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 11;

FIG. 15 is a handle end elevational view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 11;

FIG. 16 is a left side elevational view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 11;

FIG. 17 is a right side elevational view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 11;

FIG. 18 is a cross-sectional view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 11 taken along line 18--18 in FIG. 12;

FIG. 19 is a cross-sectional view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 11 taken along line 19--19 in FIG. 12; and,

FIG. 20 is a cross-sectional view of the intraocular lens folder illustrated in FIG. 11 taken along line 20--20 in FIG. 13.

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Patent History
Patent number: D349342
Type: Grant
Filed: Feb 2, 1993
Date of Patent: Aug 2, 1994
Assignee: Alcon Laboratories, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX)
Inventors: Stephen J. Van Noy (Fort Worth, TX), Robert Hambleton (Plano, TX)
Primary Examiner: A. Hugo Word
Assistant Examiner: I. Simmons
Attorney: Jeffrey S. Schira
Application Number: 0/4,357