Patent ID: 8114095
Filing Date: 2012-02-14
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An IOL injector kit, comprising: a distal body portion having a longitudinal axis and a length in the direction of the longitudinal axis, the distal body portion comprising a tip configured to permit an IOL to be injected therethrough into an eye; a tip protector, the distal body portion and the tip protector being configured to lockingly connect together, the tip protector extending along only a portion of the length of the distal body portion; and a proximal body portion configured to connect to the distal body portion, the tip protector and proximal body portion being configured to interact with one another such that, when the tip protector and the distal body portion are in a connected state, the tip protector is caused to be unlocked from the distal body portion by the proximal body portion as the proximal body portion is being connected to the distal body portion.