Patent ID: 8702794

Claim:
An intraocular lens injector cartridge for controlling passage of an intraocular lens having an optic, a leading haptic, and a trailing haptic, comprising: an injector cartridge body having a distal end and a proximal opening, wherein the proximal opening is sized to receive an intraocular lens and has a width perpendicular to a central vertical plane that is greater than its height within the vertical plane, wherein the central vertical plane extends along a longitudinal axis of the injector cartridge body, a hollow interior extending longitudinally from the proximal opening to a distal insertion tip, and a holding area within the hollow interior spaced from and in between the proximal opening and a delivery channel that extends to the distal end, the proximal opening being interrupted by a first peripheral slot that extends from the proximal opening in a distal direction and terminates prior to reaching the holding area, the first peripheral slot being horizontally offset such that the proximal opening is asymmetric about the central vertical plane, and the proximal opening being interrupted by a second peripheral slot that extends from the proximal opening in a distal direction and terminates within the holding area or a folding area between the holding area and the distal end, the second peripheral slot being substantially symmetrical about the central vertical plane.