Patent ID: 6976989

Claim:
A device for injecting an intraocular lens, the device comprising a syringe body ( 1 ) in which a piston ( 2 ) is mounted, the assembly configured for handling in one hand; wherein the body ( 1 ) is a single piece and comprises a cylindrical portion ( 3 ) configured to contain an undeformed lens ( 4 ), an injection endpiece ( 6 ), and a conical intermediate portion ( 5 ); and wherein an injection end of the piston comprises a plurality of fingers ( 10 a – 10 b ) that flex towards one another as the piston moves while simultaneously pushing the lens; wherein the fingers, after flexing towards one another, are brought together to form a cylinder that occupies practically the entire section of an end of the body; wherein the device further comprises the lens and at least one of the plurality of fingers directly contacts the lens to simultaneously push the lens; and wherein the fingers are brought together such that the lens cannot be trapped between the fingers.