Patent ID: 8273122

Claim:
A system for delivering an intraocular lens (IOL) into the eye of a subject, comprising: an IOL having an optic and at least one haptic; and an IOL injector having a handpiece at a proximal end of the IOL injector defining therein a holding station comprising a cavity for receiving and holding the IOL, wherein the holding station is configured to hold the optic in a substantially unfolded state, the holding station comprising at least one stationary internal feature projecting from the holding station into the cavity; a delivery tube at a distal end of the IOL injector, wherein the delivery tube comprises a distal tapered lumen and is coupled with the holding station; an actuator for displacing the IOL from the holding station in a distal direction into the delivery tube along an axis; wherein the delivery tube is configured to fold the IOL as the IOL is moved through the delivery tube into the eye; wherein the holding station, the at least one internal feature, and the actuator are configured to fold the at least one haptic across the optic when the IOL is displaced in the distal direction from the holding station to the delivery tube by the actuator during delivery of the IOL into the eye.