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Intraocular lens
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1983-10-18
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Granted: 1986-01-07
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Expires: 2003-10-18
Abstract
Abstract An intraocular lens for implantation in the posterior chamber of a human eye following extracapsular cataract extraction comprises a lens body which includes a lens optic having a central axis, and a circumferential flange extending posteriorly and radially outward from the edge of the lens optic at an oblique angle with respect to the central axis of the lens optic. Resilient means are provided for supporting the lens body within the posterior chamber of the eye and for exerting posterior pressure on the lens body to urge the circumferential flange into contact with the posterior capsule. The angulated flange causes stretching or tenting of the posterior capsule with consequent reduction of capsular wrinkling, particularly in the central area of the capsule. The flange can be made flexible in order to produce further stretching and smoothing of the central posterior capsule. Additional advantages of the circumferential flange include reduction or elimination of epithelial cell migration and fiber growth toward the central posterior capsule, creation of a space between the lens and the capsular surface to allow laser capsulotomy procedures to be carried out without damage to the lens, and separation of the anterior capsule flap from the posterior capsule.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen P. Ginsberg
- 👤 Durward I. Faries, Jr.
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:47
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/14; A61F2/16; A61F2/1602; A61F2/161; A61F2/1694; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/14; A61L27/16; A61F2002/1681; A61F2002/1683; A61F2002/169; A61F2002/16965; A61F2002/1699; A61L2430/00; A61L2430/16; C; C08; C08L; C08L23/00; C08L23/02; C08L23/10; C08L23/12; C08L33/00; C08L33/04; C08L33/06; C08L33/10; C08L33/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 27
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
An intraocular lens for implantation in the posterior chamber of a human eye following extracapsular cataract extraction, comprising: (a) a lens body comprising an inner lens optic having a central axis, and an outer circumferential flange extending posteriorly and radially outward from the edge of said lens optic at an oblique angle with respect to the central axis of the lens optic, said flange extending substantially completely around the circumference of the lens optic and having a substantially uniform length at all points along the circumference of the lens optic; and (b) resilient means for supporting the lens body within the posterior chamber of the eye, and for exerting posterior pressure on the lens body to urge the outermost edge of said circumferential flange into substantially 360° contact with the posterior capsule.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
132 words
An intraocular lens for implantation in the posterior chamber of a human eye following extracapsular cataract extraction, comprising: (a) a lens body comprising an inner lens optic having a central axis, and an outer circumferential flange extending posteriorly and radially outward from the edge of said lens optic at an oblique angle with respect to the central axis of the lens optic, said flange extending substantially completely around the circumference of the lens optic and having a substantially uniform length at all points along the circumference of the lens optic; and (b) resilient means for supporting the lens body within the posterior chamber of the eye, and for exerting posterior pressure on the lens body to urge the outermost edge of said circumferential flange into substantially 360° contact with the posterior capsule.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 1, wherein said circumferential flange is integral with the lens optic.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
38 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 1, wherein said circumferential flange extends posteriorly from the lens optic by a sufficient distance to create a space between the rear face of the lens optic and the posterior capsule.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 3, wherein the distance between the rear face of the lens optic and the posterior capsule is at least 0.25 millimeter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 1, wherein said circumferential flange forms an angle of about 30° to 38° with respect to the central axis of the lens optic.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
16 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lens optic has a biconvex shape.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lens optic has a plano-convex shape, with the plane surface being provided on the front face of the lens optic.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
30 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lens optic has a convex-plano shape, with the plane surface being provided on the rear face of the lens optic.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
51 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 1, wherein said circumferential flange is adapted to flex or deform as it is urged into contact with the posterior capsule by the resilient means, said flexing or deformation occurring in a generally radial direction away from the central axis of the lens optic.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
50 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 9, wherein said circumferential flange is made of the same material as the lens optic, and wherein the flange has a thickness sufficiently less than that of the lens optic to allow the flange to flex or deform relative to the lens optic.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
46 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 10, wherein said circumferential flange is tapered in cross-section, said flange having its maximum thickness where it adjoins the lens optic and having its minimum thickness at the outermost edge which is brought into contact with the posterior capsule.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
20 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 11, wherein the outermost edge of the flange is a smooth rounded edge.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 10, wherein said material is selected from the group consisting of polymethyl methacrylate and silicone.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
48 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 1, wherein said resilient means comprises at least two curved strands of resilient material extending outwardly from the lens body at spaced points thereon, each of said strands having one end secured to the lens body and the other end free.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
35 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 14, wherein said curved strands lie in planes that are inclined anteriorly with respect to a reference plane lying normal to the central axis of the lens optic.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 15, wherein the planes containing said curved strands each form an angle of at least 10° with respect to said reference plane.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
28 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 15, wherein the planes containing said curved strands each form an angle of about 15° with respect to said reference plane.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
60 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 1, wherein said lens optic is circular in shape and said flange is carried by an outer haptic rim which is non-circular in shape, said haptic rim being narrower in one of two transverse dimensions than in the other to facilitate insertion of the lens body into the eye through a corneal incision.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 18, wherein said outer haptic rim is in the shape of an ellipse having a major axis and a minor axis.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
77 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 19, wherein said resilient means comprises first and second curved strands of resilient material extending outwardly from the lens body, each of said strands having one end secured to the lens body and the other end free, said first and second strands having their secured ends positioned at diametrically opposed locations of the lens body in proximity to the end points of the minor axis of the elliptical haptic rim.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
139 words
An intraocular lens for implantation in the posterior chamber of a human eye following extracapsular cataract extraction, comprising: a lens body comprising an inner lens optic having a central axis, and an outer circumferential flange extending posteriorly and radially outward from the edge of said lens optic at an oblique angle with respect to the central axis of the lens optic; and resilient means for supporting the lens body within the posterior chamber of the eye, and for exerting posterior pressure on the lens body to urge said circumferential flange into contact with the posterior capsule; said circumferential flange being adapted to flex or deform as it is urged into contact with the posterior capsule by the resilient supporting means, said flexing or deformation occurring in a generally radial direction away from the central axis of the lens optic.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
139 words
An intraocular lens for implantation in the posterior chamber of a human eye following extracapsular cataract extraction, comprising: a lens body comprising an inner lens optic having a central axis, and an outer circumferential flange extending posteriorly and radially outward from the edge of said lens optic at an oblique angle with respect to the central axis of the lens optic; and resilient means for supporting the lens body within the posterior chamber of the eye, and for exerting posterior pressure on the lens body to urge said circumferential flange into contact with the posterior capsule; said circumferential flange being adapted to flex or deform as it is urged into contact with the posterior capsule by the resilient supporting means, said flexing or deformation occurring in a generally radial direction away from the central axis of the lens optic.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
50 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 21, wherein said circumferential flange is made of the same material as the lens optic, and wherein the flange has a thickness sufficiently less than that of the lens optic to allow the flange to flex or deform relative to the lens optic.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
46 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 22, wherein said circumferential flange is tapered in cross-section, said flange having its maximum thickness where it adjoins the lens optic and having its minimum thickness at the outermost edge which is brought into contact with the posterior capsule.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
20 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 23, wherein the outermost edge of the flange is a smooth rounded edge.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
22 words
An intraocular lens as claimed in claim 22, wherein said material is selected from the group consisting of polymethyl methacrylate and silicone.
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