Patent ID: 8668734
Filing Date: 2014-03-11
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An intraocular lens delivery system, comprising: an intraocular lens comprising a leading haptic and a trailing haptic; a delivery device with a port therein adapted to receive a cartridge; and a cartridge adapted to receive the intraocular lens therein, the cartridge having a leading haptic receiving area and a trailing haptic receiving area, and a distal port through which the intraocular lens passes, wherein the intraocular lens and the cartridge are configured so that the leading haptic and the trailing haptic can be simultaneously maintained in deformed configurations, the leading haptic receiving area disposed distal to the trailing haptic receiving area such that the leading haptic is delivered out of distal port before the trailing haptic, wherein the distal port has a smaller width than a diameter of an optic portion of the intraocular lens.