US 12,251,306 B2
Hydraulic delivery of surgical implants
Todd Taber, Keller, TX (US); Kathryn Jensen, Sugar Land, TX (US); Jestwin Edwin Lee, IV, Grandview, TX (US); Pradeep Magadum, Arlington, TX (US); and Saumya Dilip Yadav, Arlington, TX (US)
Assigned to Alcon Inc., Fribourg (CH)
Filed by Alcon Inc., Fribourg (CH)
Filed on Nov. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/499,917.
Application 18/499,917 is a continuation of application No. 17/335,553, filed on Jun. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,839,537.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/112,692, filed on Nov. 12, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2024/0090997 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61F 2/16 (2006.01); A61F 2/48 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 2/167 (2013.01) [A61F 2/1675 (2013.01); A61F 2/484 (2021.08)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for eye surgery, the apparatus comprising:
a nozzle having a delivery lumen;
an implant bay coupled to the nozzle;
an implant disposed in the implant bay; and
an actuator coupled to the implant bay, the actuator comprising:
a housing,
a plunger disposed within the housing, the plunger having a first end and a second end,
a bore through the plunger,
a first coupling proximate to the first end, and
a second coupling integral to the housing;
wherein the bore is fluidly coupled to the implant bay, the first coupling is configured to receive a hydraulic driver in a first position and fluidly couple a working fluid in the hydraulic driver to the bore, and the second coupling is configured to engage the hydraulic driver in a second position.