Patent ID: 9017400
Filing Date: 2015-04-28
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An intraocular lens (IOL) and lens case combination for cooperating with an IOL inserter, comprising: an intraocular lens comprising an optic configured to focus light onto the retina of an eye when placed inside the eye and a haptic coupled to the optic for holding the optic within the eye; and a lens case for storing the IOL prior to usage, the lens case having a transfer port adapted to engage the inserter and a transfer mechanism within the lens case comprising an upper jaw and a lower jaw that retain the IOL in a fixed location during storage and separate to automatically release the IOL upon engagement of the transfer port with the inserter, wherein at least one of the upper jaw and the lower jaw has pins that project from the jaw for securing the IOL, and wherein the transfer mechanism further permits disengagement of the lens case from the inserter after IOL transfer therebetween, the lens case further having a haptic folder configured to move the haptic to a predetermined position relative to the optic prior to IOL transfer.