US Patent 8632589 IOL insertion system with semi-automatic trailing haptic configuration management

A system and method for performing an ocular surgical procedure is provided. The system is configured to provide an IOL having a trailing haptic to an eye and includes a pair of interlockable telescoping elements, having generally an inner and outer component configured to hold the IOL and be brought together into a locking position, the locking position maintaining the trailing haptic in an advantageously altered orientation. The system also includes a plunger configured to receive force and transmit the force to the IOL and the trailing haptic in the advantageously altered orientation.