Patent ID: 8869975

Claim:
An eye implant lens holder apparatus and an eye implant lens operative to trap the lens in the lens holder to allow transport, storage and access for use with a minimum movement of the lens or contact with instruments comprising: an eye implant lens; a lens holder apparatus comprising; a case having a storage chamber, the case comprising an upper case portion and a lower case portion being separate parts and each having a defined axis of rotation connectable together and comprising an upper case space element and a lower case space element respectively wherein when connected the upper case space element and the lower case space element are adjacently located to define the storage chamber with their respective axes of rotation defining a coextensive axis of rotation; a containing structure in the storage chamber to keep an eye implant lens in a substantially fixed position when installed in the storage chamber wherein the containing structure comprises a post extending upwardly centered on the axis of rotation from the lower case into the storage chamber whereby the eye implant lens having a centrally located opening can be installed on the post through the opening; the upper case having a circular opening centered on the axis of rotation of the upper case portion; whereby the post and the circular opening are aligned on the coextensive axis of rotation and the post will extend to terminate in the circular opening upon the upper and lower case being connected; on one of the upper case or the lower case a pair of slots circumferentially shaped with respect to the axis of rotation, and being substantially diametrically opposite and each having an a closed end and an open end, the ends of each slot being in the same circumferential orientation; on the other of the upper case or the lower case a pair of tabs each tab extending into circumferential alignment with a respective one of the slots when the axes of rotation are brought into alignment to define the coextensive axis of rotation and are engaged in the respective slot upon relative rotation of the upper and lower case about the coextensive axis of rotation thereby to connect the upper case portion and the lower case portion; and the lens being positioned on the post.