Intraocular Lens Injector with Vibration
An intraocular lens injector, comprising an injector body having a lumen wall defining a lumen, a plunger configured and arranged to move an IOL through the lumen, and a vibration source configured and arrange to vibrate at least one of the injector body and the plunger.
1 . An intraocular lens injector, comprising:
an injector body having a lumen wall defining a lumen;
a plunger configured and arranged to move an IOL through the lumen; and
a vibration source configured and arrange to vibrate at least one of the injector body and the plunger.
2 . The injector of claim 1 , wherein the lumen wall is sized and shaped to fold or compress the IOL as it moves through the lumen.
3 . The injector of claim 1 , wherein the plunger includes threading to facilitate longitudinally through the lumen.
4 . The injector of claim 1 , wherein the injector is motorized to achieve longitudinal motion of the plunger through the lumen.
5 . The injector of claim 1 , wherein the vibration source is directly connected to injector body.
6 . The injector of claim 5 , wherein the vibration source is connected to an exterior surface of the injector.
7 . The injector of claim 1 , wherein the power source for vibration source is attached to the injector so as to be supported by the injector.
8 . The injector of claim 1 , wherein the power for the vibration source is provided by an external apparatus.