WO2023021374 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE AUTOMATED TRANSFER OF AN INTRAOCULAR LENS

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Publication Number WO/2023/021374
Publication Date 23.02.2023
International Application No. PCT/IB2022/057459
International Filing Date 10.08.2022
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[English] METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE AUTOMATED TRANSFER OF AN INTRAOCULAR LENS
[French] PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL POUR LE TRANSFERT AUTOMATISÉ D'UNE LENTILLE INTRAOCULAIRE
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ALCON INC.
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KIM, David Heemyung
LUDWIG, Christoph
KLOKOW, Gerhard
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63/233,420   16.08.2021   US
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Abstract[English] Disclosed is a method for the automated transfer of an intraocular lens (1) comprising an optical lens body (10) and two haptics (11) attached to a peripheral edge of the optical lens body (10) and extending outwardly from the peripheral edge of the optical lens body (10). The method comprises the steps of: - picking the intraocular lens (1) up at a start location; - moving the intraocular lens (1) to a destination location; - releasing the intraocular lens (1) at the destination location, wherein picking the intraocular lens (1) up at the start location comprises - gripping the intraocular lens (1) only at the haptics (11) of the intraocular lens (1).[French] Un procédé est divulgué pour le transfert automatisé d'une lentille intraoculaire (1) comprenant un corps de lentille optique (10) et deux éléments haptiques (11) fixés à un bord périphérique du corps de lentille optique (10) et s'étendant vers l'extérieur à partir du bord périphérique du corps de lentille optique (10). Le procédé comprend les étapes consistant à : - prendre la lentille intraoculaire (1) à un emplacement de départ ; - déplacer la lentille intraoculaire (1) vers un emplacement de destination ; et - libérer la lentille intraoculaire (1) au niveau de l'emplacement de destination, l'étape consistant à prendre la lentille intraoculaire (1) à l'emplacement de départ consistant à : - saisir la lentille intraoculaire (1) uniquement au niveau des éléments haptiques (11) de la lentille intraoculaire (1).