Scleral fixation bag
OwnerEli Aharoni, Mark Packerinventors
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Abstract
A method is described for introducing a scleral fixation bag into an eye. The scleral fixation bag includes haptics that extend therefrom. The method includes inserting and affixing the haptics into sclerotomies formed in the eye; the haptics affix the scleral fixation bag without a need for natural capsular bag support. The haptics of the scleral fixation bag include a slender loop element and a distal hook portion that extends from a distal end of the slender loop element. The distal hook portion has an anterior edge tilted towards the central anterior-posterior axis of the scleral fixation bag.
Claims16
A method comprising:
- introducing a scleral fixation bag into an eye, said scleral fixation bag comprising haptics that extend therefrom;
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- inserting and affixing said haptics into sclerotomies formed in the eye, wherein said haptics affix said scleral fixation bag without a need for natural capsular bag support.
An intraocular device comprising:
- a scleral fixation bag comprising haptics that extend therefrom, each of said haptics comprising a slender loop element with a proximal end attached to said scleral fixation bag, said slender loop element having a length, width and thickness, the length following a curved path and the width being generally parallel to a central anterior-posterior axis of said scleral fixation bag;
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- a distal hook portion extending from a distal end of said slender loop element, said distal hook portion comprising an anterior edge tilted towards the central anterior-posterior axis of said scleral fixation bag.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.