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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2002
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2000
Kotaro Sakanishi, Aichi, JP;
Menicon Co., Ltd., Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A soft intraocular lens container having a folding function comprises a base plate having a groove a lens receiving mechanism formed in the base plate and a cover wherein the lens receiving mechanism comprises a pair of holding portions each formed at each side portion of the groove which are adapted to receive haptics h of a soft intraocular lens, and clamping portions each formed on each of the holding portions which clamp an optical portion o of the soft intraocular lens having the haptics h to be put on said holding portions and wherein the base plate is capable of folding the optical portion o of the soft intraocular lens held between said clamping portions into two when both sides of the base plate are clamped so that the base plate is pressed toward the groove and the cover has a plurality of bayonet pawls projecting toward a rear surface side of the cover, the bayonet pawls being capable of engaging with bayonet openings formed in the base plate at both side portions with respect to the groove whereby the cover covers the soft intraocular lens received in the lens receiving mechanism and is fixed to the both side portions of the base plate