Patent ID: 9095426
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for compacting an intraocular lens having an optical axis intersecting a curved surface of a viewing element of the lens and passing through a geometric center of the lens, said apparatus comprising: a delivery lumen extending along an injection axis; and a lens compactor having a first configuration for retaining said intraocular lens in a substantially unstressed condition and a second configuration in which said compactor stresses said lens into an at least partially compacted condition by applying a compacting force in a direction generally orthogonal to the optical axis of the lens, said compactor responsive to a compactor actuator that is movable by a user to change said compactor from said first configuration to said second configuration, the lens remaining entirely outside of the delivery lumen in said second configuration, wherein said compactor comprises a compacting element which is moveable in a first direction generally parallel to said injection axis and in a second direction generally orthogonal to said injection axis.