Patent ID: 9144516
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A monolithic hand held manipulation device suitable for intraocular administration of a substance, for example a medication, into a human or animal eye by means of a syringe with a hypodermic needle, said monolithic hand held manipulation device comprising: a support element to be placed on the eye, said support element including directing means for orienting the hypodermic needle relative to the eye, said support element having a frustoconical shape with an apex side and a base side, said frustoconical shaped support element comprising at its apex side an annular support surface to be placed on the eye and an upright frustoconical wall extending from said annular support surface towards its base side, wherein the directing means comprises at least one bore formed in the support element and having a perpendicular orientation relative to the eye surface, through which bore the hypodermic needle can be passed and said bore having a diameter corresponding to that of the hypodermic needle, and wherein the directing means further comprises an upright edge being raised from said support surface of said support element as well as an end surface forming part of said support surface of said support element, said raised upright edge being provided around the bore and extending in a same orientation as said bore, said raised upright edge forming a space merging into said bore via an end edge and a beveled transition edge for receiving a syringe portion of said syringe, said raised upright edge, said end edge and said beveled transition edge functioning as a stop for said syringe portion of said syringe, thus controlling the insertion of the needle into the eye at a single orientation in a reproducible manner and wherein said support element is provided with at least one spreading element to be placed against an eyelid for keeping the eye open.