Intraocular lens folder
CA 2238968 C · Owner: Jensen, Lars D. · Inventors: Jensen, Lars D.; Van Noy, Stephen J.; Woo, Yi-Ren
Overview
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A single piece intraocular lens folder that has a generally planar open frame , in the shape of a rounded "A" with a rimmed open head at the top of the "A". , The base of the "A" forms a pair of opposing legs or handles that join to form a hinge at the intersection where the handles attach to the head. The hinge allows the handle to be squeezed together and spring apart when released. Squeezing the handles together causes the sides of the head to spread apart thereby stretching the top edge of the head rim and pulling the top edge downward toward the hinge. The open head contains a pair of support jaws and a pair of serpentine folding jaws. The location of the serpentine jaws is such …
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- Filed November 18, 1997 and granted January 21, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 18, 2017.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by November 18, 2019.
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