METHOD AND DEVICE FOR INTRODUCING EYE IMPLANTS Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC A61F9/07 A61M37/00 

FIELD: medicine; medical engineering.

SUBSTANCE: device has elongated body, cannula, pusher and binding piece. The cannula exits from the device body in longitudinal direction and has lumen part passing through it that gives place to eye implant therein. The pusher is introducible into cannula lumen and movable from position one to position two. The binding piece has movable end connected to the pusher and fixed end attached to the device body. The movable end of the binding piece is movable relative to the device body from the position one to the position two when applying force to the binding piece being perpendicular to the device body axis causing said movement to take place. The binding piece has segments having flexible articulation. The device has means for holding the implant in the cannula lumen preventing accidental exit from the cannula. To introduce the eye microimplant, external eye layer is pierced and the cannula is introduced in required area. The pusher is moved from proximal cannula end towards the distal end, pushing the microimplant out.

EFFECT: simplified design; reduced risk of traumatic complications.

40 cl 15 dwg, 1 tbl