Abstract: An insertion tool for an intraocular lens including a hollow barrel, a rigid annular tube extending from the distal end of the barrel, the stylet for reciprocating within the barrel and the rigid tube, an actuator extending through the side wall of the barrel and connected to the stylet to permit the user to move the stylet back and forth within the barrel. A paddle is attached to the distal end of the stylet. The intraocular lens is loaded into the paddle and then the paddle and the lens are retracted into the rigid tube for insertion into the eye through a small incision. The paddle unfolds the lens as it is retracted into the tube. When the distal end of the instrument is placed into the eye, the paddle and lens are ejected from the tube so that the lens may be deposited within the eye.

Abstract: A surgical instrument to facilitate the insertion and allow better control of the superior haptic of an intraocular lens into the capsular bag of the eye. The instrument includes a hollow cannula with a beveled distal tip and a tapered slot extending proximally from the distal tip of the cannula. A stylet slides freely within the cannula and has a distal tip beveled at an angle corresponding to the bevel of the distal tip of the cannula. A handle is provided for supporting the cannula and the stylet and includes a mechanism for advancing the stylet distally to align the beveled distal tips of the cannula and the stylus to form a plane which resolves the forces exerted by the resilient haptic in a direction which urges the haptic into the capsular bag.

Abstract: A flushing apparatus comprising, a housing having an inlet, an outlet, a passageway communicating between the inlet and outlet, with the passageway including an insert defining a relatively small bore. The housing has a relatively large bypass channel communicating between the inlet and outlet separately from the passageway, with at least a portion of the channel being defined by a tubular section having flexible walls defining a lumen. The apparatus has a valve member movable between a first closed position with the valve member bearing upon the tubular section such that it blocks the lumen with fluid passing at a relatively slow rate between said inlet and outlet through the bore, and a second open position with the lumen being substantially open such that the fluid passes between said inlet and outlet through the channel at a relatively fast rate.

Abstract: An organizer for a medical procedure comprising, a syringe having a hollow barrel, and an elongated cap releasably attached to a distal portion of the syringe. The organizer has a tray having an upper wall, and a syringe recess in the upper wall shaped to releasably receive a distal end of the cap with the syringe in an upright position.