Patent ID: 7704258

Claim:
A system for replacing a cataractuous lens with a comprising: an injector having a lens receiving portion for receiving and storing a foldable intraocular lens; and a nozzle portion connected to and extending from the lens receiving portion and having an outer wall and a free end, the lens receiving portion and the nozzle portion having a continuous passageway extending therethrough, the passageway shaped to reduce an outer dimension of the foldable intraocular lens as it transits through the passageway, wherein the lens receiving portion includes a transition portion located between the lens receiving portion and the nozzle portion, characterized in that the transition portion has a pair of longitudinal grooves through which the deformable intraocular lens is guided, the grooves remaining in the same horizontal plane; and a deformable intraocular lens loaded within the lens receiving portion for storage and shipment.