DEVICE FOR INTRAVITREAL INJECTION INTO AN EYE

摘要

A device (2) for intravitreal injection into an eye comprises a housing (4) with a proximal end (5) and a distal end (6). A first receptacle (7) is arranged at the proximal end (5) of the housing (4) and is designed to receive an injection needle to which a first syringe body (10a) with a medicament contained therein can be fastened. At the distal end (6) of the housing (4) there is a circumferential contact surface (13) for the device (2) to contact a region of the conjunctiva of the eye. The first receptacle (7) can be displaced in the direction of the contact surface (13) in such a way that an injection needle arranged in the first receptacle (7) penetrates the eye and the medicament in the first syringe body (10a) can be injected into the eye The housing (4) further comprises a vacuum chamber which is open towards the distal end (6) of the housing (4) in such a way that a vacuum generated in the vacuum chamber sucks the contact surface (13) of the housing (4) against the eye. A second receptacle (8) for a second syringe body (10b) with a fluid contained therein is arranged at the proximal end (5) of the housing (4). The second receptacle (8) is connected to the vacuum chamber in such a way that the fluid is distributed within the contact surface (13) on the eye after it has been dispensed from a second syringe body (10b) arranged in the second receptacle (8).