Patent ID: 7901414
Filing Date: 2011-03-08
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An intraocular lens cassette for a lens injector of the type comprising a tubular body and a piston mobile in the tubular body to advance a lens toward an injection canula, the cassette being configured to be loaded into the tubular body and comprising a housing having a cavity configured for accommodating an intraocular lens in a rest position, an entry region for the piston, and an exit region for the lens, the cassette defining packaging for sterilizing the intraocular lens in situ, the cassette being held in a closed position when the housing encloses the lens, further comprising a releasable abutment for restraining the lens against movement in the housing in the closed position, the releasable abutment being cooperable with a haptic member or a periphery of an optic part of an intraocular lens for restraining the intraocular lens against movement, said releasable abutment member being movable into or out of a path of movement of a lens for injection.