Patent ID: 9314373
Filing Date: 2016-04-19
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A method of using a system including a case and a preloaded ocular implant insertion apparatus locked to the case, the insertion apparatus being configured to at least partially fold a stored ocular implant with a first movable structure and to engage the at least partially folded ocular implant and push it out of the insertion apparatus with a second movable structure that is movable relative to the first movable structure, the method comprising the steps of: (1) unlocking the insertion apparatus from the case by moving the first movable structure a distance sufficient to at least partial fold the stored ocular implant; (2) after step (1), removing the insertion apparatus from the case; and (3) after step (2), pushing the ocular implant from the insertion apparatus with the second movable structure.