DEFORMABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS INJECTING APPARATUS WITH TRANSVERSE HINGED LENS CARTRIDGE

摘要

A deformable intraocular lens injecting apparatus (10) including a transverse hinged lens cartridge (14) for allowing the lens cartridge (14) to be opened and closed for loading the deformable intraocular lens (L) into the lens cartridge (14). A preferred embodiment of a lens cartridge (14) including a lens holding portion (32) connected to a nozzle portion (34). In this preferred embodiment, the lens holding portion includes a movable wall portion (40) with a protrusion for folding the deformable intraocular lens (L) into a lens delivery passageway (44) of the lens cartridge (14) when closing the movable wall portion (40).