Intraocular lens and cartridge packaging with lens-loading function
CA 2791285 C · Owner: Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. · Inventors: Ott, Robert D.; Peterson, Rod T.; Cole, Mark S.
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A lens and cartridge packaging system and method of use which simplify the removal and transfer of an IOL to an IOL insertion device is disclosed. The packaging system enables a user to easily load an IOL into a cartridge without the use of forceps. In addition the packaging system also allows a user to fold and insert the IOL into a cartridge without damaging the IOL and/or compromising IOL sterility. In addition the related methods of use minimize and/or eliminate damage to the IOL during unpackaging folding, transfer and loading procedures.
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- Filed June 1, 2004 and granted September 24, 2013. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 1, 2024.
- A certificate of supplementary protection adds at most two years for a drug, so even that would have ended by June 1, 2026.
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