Patent ID: 8632589

Claim:
An IOL injector configured to provide an IOL having a trailing haptic to an eye, comprising: a handpiece with a distal end and a proximal end; a holding area in the handpiece comprising a front piece located toward the distal end of the handpiece and a back piece located toward the proximal end of the handpiece; a plunger configured to pass through the holding area; and a delivery tube located on the distal end of the handpiece; wherein the front piece and back piece are coupled together in a lockable telescoping arrangement and configured to receive the IOL in an unstressed state and place the IOL in an advantageously altered stressed state such that when the front piece and back piece are brought together into a locking position, the plunger engages the trailing haptic of the IOL and places it in the advantageously altered stressed state; and wherein the locking position maintains the trailing haptic in the stressed state.