US 2002/0173847 A1 · Method of manufacturing an intraocular lens system

Abstract

There is disclosed an accommodating intraocular lens for implantation in an eye having an optical axis. The lens comprises an anterior portion which in turn comprises an anterior viewing element and an anterior biasing element. The lens further comprises a posterior portion which in turn comprises a posterior viewing element in spaced relationship to the anterior viewing element and a posterior biasing element. The anterior portion and posterior portion meet at first and second apices of the intraocular lens. The anterior portion and the posterior portion and/or the apices are responsive to force thereon to cause the separation between the viewing elements to change. Additional embodiments and methods are also disclosed.

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Dependent claims

A method of manufacturing an intraocular lens having anterior and posterior viewing elements arranged along a common optical axis, the method comprising:

defining an anterior viewing element mold space and a posterior viewing element mold space;
arranging said anterior viewing element mold space and said posterior viewing element mold space along a mold axis substantially coincident with said optical axis of said lens;
and
molding said anterior viewing element in said anterior viewing element mold space while said anterior viewing element mold space and said posterior viewing element mold space are arranged substantially along said mold axis.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/020,002Filed 11 Dec 2001

Priority

25 Jan 2001

Published

21 Nov 2002

Term ends

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Classification10 codes

A61F 2/1613
Intraocular lenses: having special lens configurations, e.g. multipart lenses; having particular optical properties, e.g. pseudo-accommodative…
A61F 2/1629
Having adjustable focus; power activated variable focus means, e.g. mechanically or electrically by the ciliary muscle or from the outside: for…
A61F 2/1648
Having special lens configurations, e.g. multipart lenses; having particular optical properties, e.g. pseudo-accommodative lenses, lenses having…:…
B29D 11/023
Artificial eyes from organic plastic material: implants for natural eyes

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Application60/264,179Us provisional application · filed 25 Jan 2001

Application60/283,856Us provisional application · filed 13 Apr 2001

Application60/337,343Us provisional application · filed 9 Nov 2001

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Method of manufacturing an intraocular lens system

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Method of manufacturing an intraocular lens system

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Abstract

Claims9