Intraocular lens delivery devices and methods of use

1. An intraocular lens cartridge assembly, comprising:

an intraocular lens having an optic portion, a leading haptic, and a trailing haptic; and

a cartridge having a leading haptic receiving area, an optic receiving area, and a trailing haptic receiving area extending laterally away from the optic receiving area and a longitudinal axis of the cartridge, and a rounded distal port through which the intraocular lens passes,

wherein the intraocular lens and the cartridge are configured so that the leading haptic and the trailing haptic can be simultaneously maintained in deformed configurations when the leading haptic and the trailing haptic are within the cartridge, the leading haptic receiving area disposed distal to the trailing haptic receiving area such that the leading haptic is delivered out of rounded distal port before the trailing haptic, wherein the rounded distal port has a smaller width than a diameter of the optic portion.

2. The cartridge assembly of claim 1 configured to be positioned into an intraocular lens delivery device.

3. The cartridge assembly of claim 1 wherein the cartridge further comprises a channel adapted to be in communication with a channel within an intraocular lens delivery device.

4. The cartridge assembly of claim 3 wherein the cartridge channel and the optic receiving area are in fluid communication.

5. The cartridge assembly of claim 1 wherein the leading haptic receiving area comprises a tapered portion.

6. The cartridge assembly of claim 1 further comprising a first portion and a second portion coupled to the first portion, the second portion configured to be in open and closed positions relative to the first portion.

7. The cartridge assembly of claim 6 wherein the leading haptic receiving area and the trailing haptic receiving area are disposed in the first portion.

8. The cartridge assembly of claim 7 wherein the second portion has complimentary leading and trailing haptic receiving areas.

9. The cartridge assembly of claim 6 wherein the first portion and second portion are coupled at a hinge.

10. The cartridge assembly of claim 1 wherein the leading haptic receiving area is distal to the optic receiving area.

11. An intraocular lens cartridge assembly, comprising:

an intraocular lens having an optic portion, a leading haptic, and a trailing haptic; and

a cartridge having a leading haptic receiving area, an optic receiving area, and a trailing haptic receiving area extending laterally away from the optic receiving area and a longitudinal axis of the cartridge, and a rounded distal port through which the intraocular lens passes,

wherein the intraocular lens and the cartridge are configured so that the leading haptic and the trailing haptic can be simultaneously maintained in deformed configurations when the leading haptic and the trailing haptic are within the cartridge, the leading haptic receiving area disposed distal to the trailing haptic receiving area such that the leading haptic is delivered out of the rounded distal port before the trailing haptic.

12. The cartridge assembly of claim 11 configured to be positioned into an intraocular lens delivery device.

13. The cartridge assembly of claim 11 wherein the cartridge further comprises a channel adapted to be in communication with a channel within an intraocular lens delivery device.

14. The cartridge assembly of claim 13 wherein the cartridge channel and the optic receiving area are in fluid communication.

15. The cartridge assembly of claim 11 wherein the leading haptic receiving area comprises a tapered portion.

16. The cartridge assembly of claim 11 wherein the leading haptic receiving area is distal to the optic receiving area.