Iris fixated intraocular lenses
AssigneeBausch & Lomb Incorporated
InventorsLaurent G. Hoffmann, Donald Carrol Stenger
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Abstract
A refractive anterior chamber iris fixated intraocular lens including an optic portion having an outer peripheral edge and two or more but preferably two haptic elements. Each haptic element is manufactured to have an inner portion and an outer free end portion for supporting the optic portion in a patient's eye. The inner portion of each haptic element is preferably permanently connected to the outer peripheral edge of the optic portion. Each haptic element also includes a tissue clasp for secure attachment of the intraocular lens to the non-mobile periphery of the iris of an eye.
Claims20
An anterior chamber iris fixated intraocular lens to be implanted within an eye generally perpendicular to the eye's optical axis through a small incision comprising:
- an outer peripheral edge defining an optic portion,
- two or more haptic elements permanently connected to the outer peripheral edge,
- an attachment aperture through said haptic elements,
- a channel void extending a defined distance from said attachment aperture toward said optic portion, and
- a tissue clasp formed to extend from a free edge of said haptic element through to an edge defining said attachment aperture.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.