Patent ID: 8696682
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A61F,A61L

Abstract:
1. A cartridge for an intraocular lens insertion device, comprising: an intraocular lens insertion cartridge body having a distal end and a proximal end and configured to receive an intraocular lens for insertion into a patient's eye through an incision; the intraocular lens insertion cartridge body having an inner surface, the cartridge body comprising more than one polyurethane materials, wherein the more than one polyurethane materials have a hardness greater than about 50 D and an elongation at break greater than about 150%; and the inner surface of the intraocular lens insertion cartridge body defining an at least partially tapering insertion pathway disposed within the intraocular lens insertion cartridge body and extending from the proximal end to the distal end of the intraocular lens insertion cartridge body; wherein the distal end of the cartridge body is formed from a first polyurethane material of the more than one polyurethane materials and the proximal end is formed from a second polyurethane material of the more than one polyurethane materials, and wherein the first polyurethane material is more lubricious than the second polyurethane material.