Patent ID: 9198754
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: A61F,A61L

Abstract:
1. An intraocular lens insertion device, comprising: an elongated device body having a proximal end and a distal end and configured to receive an intraocular lens for insertion into a patient's eye through an incision; the elongated device body having an inner wall a portion of which comprises more than one polymeric material selected from the group consisting of polyurethane, acrylic butyldiene styrene, styrene butyldiene, high impact polystyrene, a polyester, polymeric blends or copolymers thereof, wherein the at least one polymeric material having a hardness greater than about 50 D and an elongation at break greater than about 150%; an at least partially tapering insertion pathway defined by the inner wall and formed within the device body, the pathway having a distal opening at the distal end; and a plunger configured to traverse in at least a portion of the insertion pathway, wherein said portion of the insertion pathway is formed by the portion of the inner wall comprising the more than one polymeric material; wherein a distal end of said portion of the inner wall of the elongated device body is formed from a first polyurethane material of the more than one polyurethane material, and a proximal end of said portion of the inner wall of the elongated device body is formed from a second polyurethane material of the more than one polyurethane material, wherein the first polyurethane material is more lubricious than the second polyurethane material.