Patent ID: 6059791
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: A61F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method of inserting a deformable intraocular lens through a small incision in an eye, comprising the steps of:loading the deformable intraocular lens into a lens injecting device having a lens delivery passageway configured to be extended through the incision in the eye;applying a contact force to the deformable intraocular lens to cause the deformable intraocular lens to move through the lens delivery passageway; andapplying an opposite resistance force to said contact force to control movement and release of the deformable intraocular lens into the eye;wherein said contact force is applied by a plunger tip of a plunger, and said opposite resistant force is applied by a spring force applied opposite and against movement of the plunger tip.