Patent ID: 8535332
Filing Date: 2013-09-17
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of preparing a device for surgery, said method comprising the steps of: a) providing a device body having a proximal end and a distal open tip and a longitudinal opening extending therebetween, said longitudinal opening having a narrowing section adjacent said distal open tip of said body; b) providing an IOL in said longitudinal opening; c) providing a plunger for sliding movement through first and second stages of advancement in said longitudinal opening, said second stage of advancement occurring within at least a portion of said narrowing section of said longitudinal opening, said plunger comprising: whereby said plunger may be advanced in said longitudinal opening through said first stage of advancement with said shaft distal tip engaging and pushing said IOL through said first stage of advancement, and whereby said plunger may be further advanced through said second stage of advancement with said sleeve undergoing compression and lengthening in a forward direction and thereby at least partially enveloping said shaft distal tip.