Ratchet drive delivery for surgical implants

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11911262
APP PUB NO 20220241068A1
SERIAL NO

17648896

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An apparatus for delivering an implant to an eye using a ratchet drive. Some embodiments of an apparatus for delivering an implant to an eye may comprise a gear rack configured to be coupled to the implant, a forward gearwheel, an input gearwheel meshed with the forward gearwheel, an idler gearwheel meshed with the input gearwheel, and a reverse gearwheel meshed with the idler gearwheel. An actuation lever may be configured to rotate the input gearwheel. Some embodiments may additionally comprise a pivot arm that may be operable to selectively engage the forward gearwheel and the reverse gearwheel to the gear rack.

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ALCON INC1701 FRIBOURG

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Sherry, R Mitchell Fort Worth, US 10 85

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