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Granted Patent B2
US 12,478,467 · App. 17/435,762 · Granted Nov 25, 2025

Intraocular lens injector

Inventor: Kazunori Kudo (Saku, JP)
Assignee: Hoya Medical Singapore Pte. Ltd.
A61F2/167A61F2/1678A61F9/00736A61F2002/1681
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Patent No.
US 12,478,467
App. No.
17/435,762
Granted
Nov 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an intraocular lens injector for improving accuracy of tacking, which is an intraocular lens injector 1 for injecting an intraocular lens 4 into an eye, the intraocular lens including an optical portion 41 having an optical function and support portions 42 a and 42 b extending from the optical portion 41 , including: a protrusion 20 for bending a forward support portion 42 a while abutting against the forward support portion 42 a , the forward support portion being one of the support portions 42 a and 42 b and being disposed on the front side in an advancing direction of the intraocular lens, when making the intraocular lens 4 advance along an inner wall of a hollow body in which the intraocular lens 4 is set and thereby releasing the intraocular lens 4 from the hollow body in a state in which the intraocular lens 4 is folded with an inner surface of the optical portion 41 facing inward, wherein the protrusion 20 has a retainer that temporarily suppresses progress of bending of the forward support portion 42 a by retaining the forward support portion 42 a , when the intraocular lens 4 is being folded.

Claims (51)

1 . An intraocular lens injector for injecting an intraocular lens into an eye, the intraocular lens including an optical portion having an optical function and support portions extending from the optical portion, the intraocular lens injector comprising:

a hollow body including an inner wall and a lens setting portion and defining a lens advancing direction;

a protrusion for bending a forward support portion while abutting against the forward support portion, the forward support portion being one of the support portions and being disposed forward of the intraocular lens in the lens advancing direction, when the intraocular lens advances along the inner wall of the hollow body in which the intraocular lens is set and thereby releasing the intraocular lens from the hollow body in a state in which the intraocular lens is folded with an inner surface of the optical portion facing inward,

wherein the protrusion comprises

an inclined surface that extends upwardly and in the lens advancing direction, defines a first slope, and is located at a rearmost side of the protrusion,

a step that includes a rising portion, which extends upwardly and in the lens advancing direction and defines a second slope that is greater than the first slope, a flat top portion, and a chamfered part between the rising portion and the flat top portion, and

an upwardly extending wall that is located forward of the flat top portion of the step.

2 . The intraocular lens injector according to claim 1 , wherein

the hollow body comprises an injector main body;

an advancing member for advancing the intraocular lens is disposed in the lens setting portion;

the protrusion protrudes from the inner wall of the hollow body; and

an injection tube, having a hollow injection tube body and a tubular nozzle portion, is disposed at a front end portion of the hollow body.

3 . The intraocular lens injector according to claim 1 , further comprising a case configured to be fitted to the hollow body,

wherein the protrusion is provided on the case and a hole is formed in the hollow body so that the protrusion and the hole can be fitted to each other.

4 . The intraocular lens injector according to claim 1 , further comprising the intraocular lens,

wherein the optical portion and a base end of each support portion in the intraocular lens are made of a soft material, and

the optical portion of the intraocular lens has an effective optical portion exhibiting an optical function, and a flat peripheral portion disposed around the effective optical portion.

5 . The intraocular lens injector according to claim 1 , wherein

the step is a first step;

the protrusion includes a second step;

the first and second steps each have only a single respective rising portion that extends upwardly and only a single respective flat top portion that extends in the lens advancing direction; and

the protrusion does not include additional steps.

6 . The intraocular lens injector according to claim 1 , wherein

the step is a first step;

the protrusion includes not more than three additional steps, each with a respective rising portion that extends upwardly and a respective top portion that extends in the lens advancing direction.

7 . The intraocular lens injector according to claim 1 , wherein

the step includes only a single rising portion and a single flat top portion.

8 . An intraocular lens injector assembly for use with an intraocular lens having an optical portion and support portions extending from the optical portion, the intraocular lens injector assembly comprising:

an intraocular lens injector including a hollow body having a top surface with a hole for a viscoelastic substance, an inner wall, a lens setting portion within the hollow body on which the intraocular lens is set, with an optical axis direction of the intraocular lens serving as a vertical direction, a lens advancing direction, and a protrusion hole that extends through the inner wall and is located forward of the lens setting portion; and

a case, configured to partially surround the hollow body and to be secured to the hollow body, that includes a protrusion having

an inclined surface that extends upwardly and in the lens advancing direction, defines a first slope, and is located at a rearmost side of the protrusion, and

a step that includes a rising portion, which extends upwardly and in the lens advancing direction and defines a second slope that is greater than the first slope, a flat top portion, and a chamfered part between the rising portion and the flat top portion;

wherein the hollow body and the case are respectively configured such that the protrusion will extend through the protrusion hole when the case is secured to the hollow body and the intraocular lens injector is within the case; and

wherein an upwardly extending wall is disposed forward of the top portion of the step.

9 . The intraocular lens injector according to claim 4 , wherein the protrusion protrudes from bottom to top of the inner wall of the hollow body, the step is a first step, and the protrusion has a second step that is directed upward when viewed from the lens setting portion in the forward direction.

10 . The intraocular lens injector assembly according to claim 8 , wherein a slope is disposed at a rearmost side of the protrusion.

11 . The intraocular lens injector assembly according to claim 8 , further comprising the intraocular lens,

wherein the optical portion and a base end of each support portion in the intraocular lens are made of a soft material, and

the optical portion of the intraocular lens has an effective optical portion exhibiting an optical function, and a flat peripheral portion disposed around the effective optical portion.

12 . The intraocular lens injector assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the upwardly extending wall is part of the case.

13 . The intraocular lens injector assembly according to claim 8 , wherein the upwardly extending wall is part of the intraocular lens injector.

14 . The intraocular lens injector assembly according to claim 8 , wherein

the step is a first step;

the protrusion includes a second step;

the first and second steps each have only a single respective rising portion that extends upwardly and only a single respective flat top portion that extends in the lens advancing direction; and

the protrusion does not include additional steps.

15 . The intraocular lens injector assembly according to claim 8 , wherein

the step is a first step;

the protrusion includes not more than three additional steps, each with a respective rising portion that extends upwardly and a respective top portion that extends in the lens advancing direction.

16 . The intraocular lens injector assembly according to claim 8 , wherein

the step includes only a single rising portion and a single flat top portion.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 22, 2024
From: HOYA CORPORATION
To: HOYA MEDICAL SINGAPORE PTE. LTD.
Reel/Frame 069753/0200 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 12, 2021
From: KUDO, KAZUNORI
To: HOYA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 057761/0401 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2019-045673 · Mar 13, 2019 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20220151767A1 · May 19, 2022
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