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US 11,992,401 B2Granted
Prosthetic capsular devices, systems, and methods
AssigneeOmega Ophthalmics LLC
InventorsGary N. Wortz, Rick William Ifland
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Abstract
A prosthetic capsular device configured to be inserted in an eye after removal of a lens, in some embodiments, can comprise a housing structure comprising capable of containing one or more intraocular devices. The housing structure can comprise an anterior portion comprising an anterior opening, a posterior portion comprising a posterior opening, and a continuous lateral portion between the anterior portion and the posterior portion.
Claims22
A prosthetic capsular device configured to be inserted in a natural capsular bag of an eye, the prosthetic capsular device comprising:
- A monolithic, single piece housing structure configured to contain one or more refractive surfaces and/or intraocular lenses (IOLs), the single piece housing structure comprising:
- an anterior portion comprising:
- an arcuate anterior opening configured to allow at least one of insertion, removal, or replacement of the one or more refractive surfaces and/or IOLs, wherein the arcuate anterior opening is further configured to couple to a first refractive surface or IOL;
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- a continuous anterior sidewall comprising:
- a first anterior section adjacent to the anterior opening, the first anterior section extending from the anterior opening to an anterior transition point;
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- a second anterior section extending posteriorly from the anterior transition point to a central point of the single piece housing structure,
- a posterior portion comprising:
- a posterior opening configured to couple with a second refractive surface or IOL;
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- a continuous posterior sidewall comprising:
- a first posterior section adjacent to the posterior opening, the first posterior section extending from the posterior opening to a posterior transition point;
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- a second posterior section extending anteriorly from the posterior transition point to the central point of the single piece housing structure;
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- the central point dividing the anterior portion and the posterior portion,
- wherein the continuous anterior sidewall and the continuous posterior sidewall form a groove along an interior of the single piece housing structure, wherein the groove is configured to receive a third refractive surface or IOL and wherein the groove is configured to prevent movement of the third refractive surface anteriorly or posteriorly within the single piece housing structure, and
- wherein a distance between the anterior opening and the posterior opening comprises a thickness of the single piece housing structure, wherein the thickness is stabilized when the single piece housing structure is in a resting position;
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- one or more drug release devices placed within the single piece housing structure and configured to release a drug within the eye, wherein the one or more drug release devices are located within the monolithic, single piece housing structure, and wherein the arcuate anterior opening and the posterior opening are configured to allow one or more slow-release drugs to reach a posterior segment of the eye from the one or more drug release devices,
- wherein the one or more drug release devices is configured to be inserted into the eye separately from the monolithic, single piece housing structure.
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