Patent ID: 8647382

Claim:
An ocular implant insertion system, comprising: a case; and an ocular implant insertion apparatus including an external housing with an ocular implant storage area, an ocular implant stored within the ocular implant storage area, a nozzle, a first movable structure that moves at least a portion of the ocular implant during movement thereof, and a second movable structure that moves the ocular implant through the nozzle, the ocular implant insertion apparatus being located at least partially within the case in a pre-use state wherein the first and second movable structures have not folded and moved the ocular implant; wherein the case and the ocular implant insertion apparatus are respectively configured such that the ocular implant insertion apparatus is not removable from the case when the ocular implant insertion apparatus is in the pre-use state and such that the ocular implant insertion apparatus becomes removable from the case in response to the first movable structure having moved at least a portion of the optical implant.