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US 6,524,340 B2Granted
Accommodating intraocular lens assembly
OwnerHenry M. Israelinventor
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Abstract
An intraocular lens assembly including a lens, a haptic, and a leverage arm connecting the lens to the haptic, wherein the leverage arm is adapted to apply a lever force on the lens acting generally along a chord inwards of a perimeter of the lens.
Claims15
An intraocular lens assembly comprising:
- a lens;
- a haptic;
- and
- a leverage arm connecting a perimeter of said lens to said haptic, wherein said leverage arm is adapted to apply a lever force on said lens acting generally along a chord inwards of a perimeter of said lens.
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A method for causing movement of a lens of an intraocular lens assembly, the method comprising:
- attaching a perimeter of a lens to a haptic with a leverage arm;
- and
- causing movement of said lens by applying a lever force from said leverage arm on said lens generally independent of a boundary condition of said haptic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.