Patent ID: 9655718
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A method for use with an intraocular lens, including an optic, a forward haptic having an end and a rear haptic having an end, that is located within an insertion device defining a lens travelling axis and including a nozzle, a transition section and a plunger that moves forwardly toward the nozzle and includes a forward region with a side wall and a bottom wall that together define a slot that extends rearwardly and is configured to receive a portion of the rear haptic, the method comprising the steps of: pushing the end of the rear haptic upwardly and forwardly relative to the optic; pushing the end of the rear haptic over the optic, while the portion of the optic over which the rear haptic passes remains unfolded, with the forward region of the plunger such that a portion of the rear haptic is bent and received in the slot that extends rearwardly; folding the optic such that there is a space between folded portions of the optic; and pushing the intraocular lens through the nozzle with the forward region of the plunger while the end of the rear haptic is in the space between the folded portions of the optic.