#$%^&*AU2016244314A120161103.pdf#####CARTRIDGE FOR INTRAOCULAR LENS INJECTOR PROVIDING HAPTIC CONTROL ABSTRACT There is provided a method of loading an IOL (800) having an optic (810) and a leading haptic (812a) into a cartridge (100) having a proximal end and a distal end and having a lumen (L) defined by an upper wall (100a) and a lower wall (100b) of the cartridge (100), the upper wall (100a) having an open slot (110) formed therein, said method comprising: folding the leading haptic (812a) by moving the IOL (800) in the lumen (L) with the leading haptic (812a) extending through the open slot (110) in, and over, the upper wall (100a) of the cartridge (100) as the IOL (800) moves from the cartridge proximal end wherein the open slot (110) extends through the entire thickness of the upper wall (100a) and extends from the proximal end of the cartridge (100) to a slot distal end, wherein the slot distal end is defined by a curved portion of an edge of the upper wall (100a).
