Patent ID: 7988701
Filing Date: 2011-08-02
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method for loading an IOL into an internal passageway of an injector body having a proximal end, a distal tip and a longitudinal axis extending therebetween, the method comprising the steps of: a) providing a retainer releasably coupled to said IOL, said retainer being removably coupled to said injector body; b) providing a stripper element located between said IOL and said retainer, said stripper element extending between said retainer and said IOL; c) removing said retainer from said injector body, the act of removing causing the retainer to cease to be coupled to said IOL, due to interference of the IOL with the stripper element the IOL being at least partially located in said internal passageway; d) providing a compressor disposed at an opening in the injector body intermediate the proximal end and the distal tip, said compressor movable in a direction across the longitudinal axis between an open position and a closed position with respect to said injector body, said compressor being in said open position when said retainer is coupled to said injector body and said IOL is held by said retainer; and e) following the step of removing said retainer from said injector body, moving said compressor to said closed position and thereby compressing said IOL in said open passageway.