Patent ID: 11903822
Assignee: ALCON INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 8:
9. A method for delivery of an intraocular lens (IOL) into an eye, comprising:
inserting a plunger case of an IOL cartridge into a housing of a handpiece, the plunger case comprising at least one flexible member extending from an outer surface of the plunger case, wherein a plunger is disposed within the plunger case;
receiving a distal end of a push rod of the handpiece between a plurality of flexible prongs of the plunger;
further inserting the plunger case within the housing of the handpiece, causing internal features of the housing to move the flexible prongs inward to release the plunger from a locked position and to secure the distal end of the push rod between the flexible prongs; and
receiving at least one portion of the at least one flexible member within at least one slot of the housing of the handpiece to lock the IOL cartridge to the handpiece.