Patent ID: 8562674

Claim:
An inserter for delivering an intraocular lens into the eye of a subject, comprising: a handpiece having a longitudinal axis, a proximal end, and a distal end; a nosepiece having a proximal end, and a distal end, wherein the nosepiece is disposed at the distal end of the handpiece and having a rotational axis substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis and a load chamber with a transfer interface for receiving an intraocular lens comprised of one or more haptics, wherein the load chamber is comprised of one or more catches for engaging the one or more haptics of the intraocular lens, wherein the one or more catches are configured such that a leading edge of the one or more haptics advance past the one or more catches in a way that impedes the intraocular lens from sliding back; and wherein the nosepiece is adapted to rotate approximately 180 degrees about the rotational axis between a first position for loading the intraocular lens and a second position for delivering the intraocular lens into the eye of a subject.