Small incision intraocular lens insertion apparatus.

摘要

An apparatus for inserting a foldable lens into an eye through an incision in the eye comprising: a paddle (12) permanently affixed to the apparatus, and sized and adapted to contact the lens in the unfolded state; an elongated tube including a distally open interior space (24) sized and adapted to receive the paddle in contact with the lens in the folded state, and a distal end portion (22) sized and adapted to be inserted into the eye through the incision, the tube being cooperable with the paddle to fold the lens into the folded state as the lens in contact with the paddle is received through the distal opening into the interior space; and a mechanism (20) to provide relative movement between the paddle and the tube.