US 12,409,067 B2
Single operator device for delivering an ocular implant
John Wardle, San Clemente, CA (US); and Andrew T. Schieber, St. Louis Park, MN (US)
Assigned to Alcon Inc., Fribourg (CH)
Filed by Alcon Inc., Fribourg (CH)
Filed on Jan. 30, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/426,851.
Application 15/632,130 is a division of application No. 12/833,852, filed on Jul. 9, 2010, granted, now 9,693,899, issued on Jul. 4, 2017.
Application 18/426,851 is a continuation of application No. 17/548,212, filed on Dec. 10, 2021, granted, now 11,918,514.
Application 17/548,212 is a continuation of application No. 16/668,458, filed on Oct. 30, 2019, granted, now 11,464,675, issued on Oct. 11, 2022.
Application 16/668,458 is a continuation of application No. 15/632,130, filed on Jun. 23, 2017, granted, now 10,492,949, issued on Dec. 3, 2019.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/224,156, filed on Jul. 9, 2009.
Prior Publication US 2024/0216172 A1, Jul. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 9/00781 (2013.01) [A61F 9/0017 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for delivering an element to an eye of a patient, the device comprising:
a housing;
a cannula extending from the housing;
a tube movably disposed through the cannula, wherein the tube is configured to detachably couple to the element and automatically detach from the element when at least part of a distal end of the tube is moved distally out of the cannula;
a rack coupled to the tube and positioned within the housing;
a tracking wheel configured to move the rack proximally or distally; and
a rotatable component adapted to control rotation and orientation of the cannula and the rack, and wherein the rack maintains the ability to move proximally or distally during and after rotation.