Patent ID: 8308799

Claim:
A device for injecting an intraocular lens into an eye, the device comprising: a tubular housing comprising a first module at a front end of the housing and a second module posterior to the first module, the first and second modules collectively defining a passageway extending from the second module, through the first module, to the front end of the housing, wherein the first module is configured to accommodate a lens cartridge module at or near the front end of the housing that has an intraocular lens disposed therein, in alignment with said passageway; and an injector rod moveable along said passageway over an operating range between a retracted position and an extended position, wherein as the rod moves from the retracted position to the extended position a front portion of the rod that is substantially surrounded by the first module in the retracted position moves into the cartridge module and displaces the intraocular lens therefrom; wherein the first module is configured to detach from the second module, to thereby expose the front portion of the rod in the retracted position for cleaning.