Patent ID: 8152817

Claim:
An intraocular lens insertion tool comprising: a tool body of generally tubular shape for accommodating an intraocular lens positioned therein, and including an insertion tube section disposed at an distal end section of the tool body in an axial direction; and a plunging member adapted to be inserted into the tool body from a rear in the axial direction and adapted to be moved forward for inserting into an eye the intraocular lens, wherein a resting portion that communicates with a basal end part of the insertion tube section is integrally formed with the tool body, the resting portion includes a resting face in a form of a flat-shaped base plate adapted for resting thereon the intraocular lens which is ready for inserting into the eye, and a pair of side plates that project in an up and down direction relative to the base plate thereby imparting to the resting portion a generally “H” shaped cross section, the side plates have a thickness dimension greater than a thickness dimension of the base plate, and the tool body inclusive of the resting portion and the insertion tube section is integrally formed from light-transmissive synthetic resin material whereby the intraocular lens positioned resting on the resting face of the resting portion is viewable from an outside through the base plate.