Abstract: A syringe calibrated for use with a predetermined medication and including a barrel, a plunger received through an end of the barrel and movable relative thereto, a tip disposed at one end of barrel and configured to be affixed to a device compatible for use with the syringe, a dosage schedule of the predetermined medication marked on the syringe and expressed as a ratio of a patient characteristic to a dosing unit of measurement, a first set of dosing indicia marked on the syringe and expressed as the predetermined patient characteristic, and a second set of dosing indicia marked on the syringe and expressed as the dosing unit of measurement.
Abstract: The present invention provides a device and method for inserting an IOL into an eye of a patient. The IOL injector is configured to automatically load an IOL into the injector by folding and aligning the IOL into a lens cartridge of the injector without manual manipulation of the IOL by the physician during the procedure. The injector is configured to properly orient and align the IOL within the injector and maintain proper alignment throughout delivery of the IOL to the eye of a patient and thereby ensuring that the IOL is properly positioned and oriented at a predetermined location in the eye.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
October 5, 2017
Date of Patent:
October 1, 2019
Assignee:
AST Products, Inc.
Inventors:
Wen-Chu Tseng, Ming-Yen Shen, William Lee