Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Eye prosthesis – Intraocular lens
Patent
1986-12-04
1988-08-16
Frinks, Ronald L.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Eye prosthesis
Intraocular lens
A61F 216
Patent
active
047641690
ABSTRACT:
A light weight intraocular lens for placement in a capsular bag, including a small hard inner lens optic and a soft pliable skirt surrounding the lens optic. The lens optic is a bi-convex optic. The lens optic is a high refractive index material and has a diameter of about 2-4 mm and utilizes a laser discussion yag space. The soft pliable skirt with an inner circumference channel secures about an edge of the lens optic and extends away at a downwardly sloping angle. The bottom edge of the skirt can be continuous or intermittent, and can include a single or dual ridge barrier. The outer diameter of the lens skirt can be up to 8-9 mm.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4159546 (1979-07-01), Shearing
patent: 4439873 (1984-04-01), Poler
patent: 4562600 (1986-01-01), Ginsberg et al.
patent: 4605409 (1986-08-01), Kelman
patent: 4657546 (1987-04-01), Shearing
Lens Styles from Cilco (Advertisement Brochure) Cilco, Inc. 6 pages, style SK-4 on page 4 relied upon, Oct. 1982, pp. 1, 4 and 6 cited.
Frinks Ronald L.
Jaeger Hugh D.
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