Patent ID: 9114006
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. A method of controllably moving an intraocular lens, including an optic and at least one loop haptic, in a first direction through an inserter with a plunger that has an elongate rod and first and second longitudinally spaced portions which are formed from the same material, the method comprising the step of: after the intraocular lens has been positioned such that the optic is folded substantially in half and the loop haptic extends from the optic in a second direction that is substantially opposite of the first direction, initially engaging a single part of the loop haptic and then applying a pushing force to the loop haptic with the plunger without applying a pushing force to the optic; and after applying the pushing force to the loop haptic with the plunger without applying the pushing force to the optic, simultaneously applying a pushing force in the first direction to the optic and to the loop haptic with the first and second longitudinally spaced portions of the plunger.