Patent ID: 11938019
Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 7:
8. A method, comprising the steps of:
pushing an intraocular lens, including an optical part and first and second support parts, with a plunger along a lens travelling axis within an intraocular lens insertion apparatus, the plunger including a rod having a proximal portion and a distal axial portion with a lower protrusion defining a distal end that contacts a portion of the optical part during pushing, an upper protrusion that extends distally beyond the lower protrusion in a first direction defined by the lens travelling axis, that is spaced from the lower protrusion in a second direction that is perpendicular to the lens travelling axis and that has a distal end which defines a distal-most end of the plunger, and an indentation defining a slot that has at least a portion thereof located between the upper and lower protrusions; and
applying a force to the distal end of the upper protrusion in a direction orthogonal to the lens travelling axis with a folded portion of the intraocular lens.