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Patent US7967772 - Injector for viscous materials - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsAn injector is provided to deliver microquantities of viscous materials into the body, such as the eye, for surgical purposes. The injector comprises a syringe body with a plunger disposed therein coupled to a positive displacement mechanism capable of progressively advancing the plunger to precisely...http://www.google.com/patents/US7967772?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7967772 - Injector for viscous materialsAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7967772 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 10/585,909PCT numberPCT/US2005/001123Publication dateJun 28, 2011Filing dateJan 12, 2005Priority dateJan 12, 2004Also published asCA2552966A1, CA2552966C, CN1950124A, CN1950124B, CN101912325A, EP1706172A2, EP1706172A4, US20070287958, WO2005069831A2, WO2005069831A3Publication number10585909, 585909, PCT/2005/1123, PCT/US/2005/001123, PCT/US/2005/01123, PCT/US/5/001123, PCT/US/5/01123, PCT/US2005/001123, PCT/US2005/01123, PCT/US2005001123, PCT/US200501123, PCT/US5/001123, PCT/US5/01123, PCT/US5001123, PCT/US501123, US 7967772 B2, US 7967772B2, US-B2-7967772, US7967772 B2, US7967772B2InventorsJohn R. McKenzie, Stanley R. Conston, David J. KupieckiOriginal AssigneeIscience Interventional CorporationExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (50), Non-Patent Citations (17), Referenced by (13), Classifications (16), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetInjector for viscous materialsUS 7967772 B2Abstract An injector is provided to deliver microquantities of viscous materials into the body, such as the eye, for surgical purposes. The injector comprises a syringe body with a plunger disposed therein coupled to a positive displacement mechanism capable of progressively advancing the plunger to precisely deliver microquantities of materials at a constant or predetermined delivery rate.
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