Intraocular lens insertion apparatus
An intraocular lens insertion apparatus includes an accommodating member integrally or independently formed on an apparatus body which is inserted into an eyeball, allowing arrangement of the intraocular lens in the apparatus body by accommodating the intraocular lens therein, and having a hole through which a needle of a syringe which supplies a lubricant to the intraocular lens passes. Further, the intraocular lens insertion apparatus includes a guide wall member formed on the accommodating member at a position adjacent to the hole, and being configured to guide the needle of the syringe to the hole.
1. An intraocular lens insertion apparatus comprising:
an accommodating member integrally or independently formed on an apparatus body which is inserted into an eyeball, allowing arrangement of the intraocular lens in the apparatus body by accommodating the intraocular lens therein, and having a hole through which a needle of a syringe which supplies a lubricant to the intraocular lens passes; and
a guide wall member formed on the accommodating member at a position adjacent to the hole, and being configured to guide the needle of the syringe to the hole,
wherein the guide wall member is positioned in an area surrounding the hole, and wherein the guide wall member does not completely surround a periphery of the hole such that the guide wall member is positioned around a part of the periphery of the hole, and
wherein a diameter of the guide wall member is larger than a diameter of the hole.
2. The intraocular lens insertion apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the guide wall member is configured so as to prevent the needle of the syringe from coming into contact with a lens body of the intraocular lens accommodated in the accommodating member in a state where the needle of the syringe which is made to pass through the hole is brought into contact with the guide wall.
3. The intraocular lens insertion apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein a distance from the center of the hole to a predetermined portion of an inner wall of the guide wall member is shorter than a distance from the center of the hole to another portion of the inner wall of the guide wall member.
4. The intraocular lens insertion apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein a distance from the center of the hole to a predetermined portion of an inner wall of the guide wall member is shorter than a distance from the center of the hole to another portion of the inner wall of the guide wall member.
5. The intraocular lens insertion apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the guide wall member has an opening member which allows movement of the needle of the syringe within a range where the needle of the syringe which is made to pass through the hole is not brought into contact with a lens body of the intraocular lens accommodated in the accommodating member.
6. The intraocular lens insertion apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the guide wall member has an opening member which allows movement of the needle of the syringe within a range where the needle of the syringe which is made to pass through the hole is not brought into contact with a lens body of the intraocular lens accommodated in the accommodating member.
7. The intraocular lens insertion apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a distance from the center of the hole to a predetermined portion of an inner wall of the guide wall member is shorter than a distance from the center of the hole to another portion of the inner wall of the guide wall member.
8. The intraocular lens insertion apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the guide wall member has an opening member which allows movement of the needle of the syringe within a range where the needle of the syringe which is made to pass through the hole is not brought into contact with a lens body of the intraocular lens accommodated in the accommodating member.
9. The intraocular lens insertion apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein an inclined member which connects an inner wall of the guide wall member and the hole is formed on the guide wall member.
10. The intraocular lens insertion apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a stepped member is formed on the guide wall member by setting a height of an inner wall side of the guide wall member in a thickness direction lower than a height of an outer wall of the guide wall member.
11. The intraocular lens insertion apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the guide wall member has an opening member which allows movement of the needle of the syringe within a range where the needle of the syringe which is made to pass through the hole is not brought into contact with a lens body of the intraocular lens accommodated in the accommodating member.
12. The intraocular lens insertion apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the hole is formed on a distal end side of the apparatus body with respect to the intraocular lens accommodated in the accommodating member.
13. The intraocular lens insertion apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the accommodating member is integrally formed on the apparatus body.
14. The intraocular lens insertion apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein a height of the guide wall member formed on the accommodating member is higher than a surface of the accommodating member.
15. The intraocular lens insertion apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the guide wall member has an inner wall and an outer wall, and wherein a height of the inner wall is lower than a height of the outer wall.
16. An intraocular lens insertion apparatus comprising:
an accommodating member integrally or independently formed on an apparatus body which is inserted into an eyeball, allowing arrangement of the intraocular lens in the apparatus body by accommodating the intraocular lens therein, and having a hole through which a needle of a syringe which supplies a lubricant to the intraocular lens passes; and
a guide wall member formed on the accommodating member at a position adjacent to the hole, and being configured to guide the needle of the syringe to the hole,
wherein the guide wall member is positioned in an area surrounding the hole, and wherein the guide wall member does not completely surround a periphery of the hole such that the guide wall member is positioned around a part of the periphery of the hole,
the intraocular lens is accommodated in the accommodating member before the insertion apparatus is placed on a market, and
wherein a diameter of the guide wall member is larger than a diameter of the hole.
17. An intraocular lens insertion apparatus comprising:
an accommodating member integrally or independently formed on an apparatus body which is inserted into an eyeball, allowing arrangement of the intraocular lens in the apparatus body by accommodating the intraocular lens therein, and having a hole through which a needle of a syringe which supplies a lubricant to the intraocular lens passes; and
a guide wall member formed on the accommodating member at a position adjacent to the hole, and being configured to guide the needle of the syringe to the hole,
wherein an inclined member which connects an inner wall of the guide wall member and the hole is formed,
the guide wall member is configured to project toward the outside of the accommodating member, and
the inclined member is configured to guide the needle of the syringe to the hole,
wherein a diameter of the guide wall member is larger than a diameter of the hole.