Patent ID: 8961531
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An intraocular lens (IOL) transfer case for transferring an IOL to an injection cartridge, comprising: a lens holder for holding the IOL including a bore; an inner surface of the bore comprising folding members configured to fold the IOL into a partially folded position when the IOL is slid through the bore across the folding members; an interface configured to removably connect to an injection cartridge while the injection cartridge is separate from a handpiece that facilitates injection of the IOL from the injection cartridge into a patient's eye, wherein the interface is positioned to deliver the IOL in the partially folded position into the injection cartridge when the interface is connected to the injection cartridge and the injection cartridge is configured to disconnect from the interface while leaving the IOL in the partially folded position to allow the injection cartridge to be connected to a handpiece such that the IOL can be injected from the injection cartridge into a patient's eye; and a plunger connected to the lens holder and configured to push the IOL through the bore, across the folding members, and into the partially folded position to deliver the IOL into the injection cartridge, wherein a longitudinal axis of the plunger is substantially aligned with a longitudinal axis of the injection cartridge.