Accommodating intraocular lenses and methods of manufacturing
AssigneeAlcon Inc.
InventorsDaniel HILDEBRAND, Terah Whiting SMILEY, Nathan LEWIS, Robert Dimitri ANGELOPOULOS
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Abstract
An intraocular lens is disclosed that includes an optic body with a projection extending radially outwards from a peripheral surface of the optic body. The projection comprises a haptic contact surface facing radially outward, wherein the entire haptic contact surface is a flat surface. A haptic having a free distal end and a proximal portion is secured to the projection along the haptic contact surface, wherein the projection and the proximal portion interface at a butt joint without the haptic extending into the projection and without the projection extending into the haptic. The haptic also includes a haptic fluid chamber.
Claims20
An intraocular lens, comprising:
- an optic body;
- a projection extending radially outwards from a curved peripheral surface of the optic body;
- and
- a haptic having a free distal end and a proximal portion secured to the projection without the haptic extending into the projection and without the projection extending into the haptic.
An intraocular lens, comprising:
- an optic portion comprising an anterior element and a posterior element with an optic fluid chamber defined therebetween, wherein the optic portion comprises an opaque periphery, wherein the opaque periphery is disposed only on a peripheral-most lateral surface of the optic portion;
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- a haptic comprising a haptic fluid chamber, wherein the haptic fluid chamber is in fluid communication with the optic fluid chamber.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.