Patent ID: 8419790

Claim:
An intraocular lens (IOL) fixation device, comprising: a hollow housing having an elongate handle and an elongate neck extending from the handle, the neck having a width smaller than the handle, the housing having an interior vacuum chamber; a head disposed at the end of the neck distal from the handle; a rotator housed in the head, the rotator being selectively rotatable, the rotator having a plurality of vacuum holding legs extending radially therefrom, each of the legs having a distal end and a suction cup attached to the distal end of the leg; a selectively operable vacuum source operatively attached to the housing; and an irrigation means for irrigating the eye to maintain anterior chamber depth of a lens capsule during an IOL implant operation; wherein selective activation of the vacuum source facilitates gentle and firm gripping of the IOL by the suction cups, and selective rotation of the rotator rotationally aligns the IOL into a desired proper position during the implant operation with minimal repositioning of the IOL fixation device.