Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Eye prosthesis – Intraocular lens
Patent
1987-10-09
1988-11-01
Apley, Richard J.
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Eye prosthesis
Intraocular lens
A61F 216
Patent
active
047817186
ABSTRACT:
Intraocular lens including loop haptic members each affixed at more than one point to a soft skirt of an optic or to a soft optic for torsional rigidity of the loop haptic member and for preventing loop rotation or pull out in an optic. The loop haptic members each include a main loop haptic member, and two branch members proceeding from the main loop haptic member to affix in securement holes in the edge or surface of an optic. The loops' securement end points include conically shaped end like members which engage within the soft portion of the IOL.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4192022 (1980-03-01), LaHaye
patent: 4551864 (1985-11-01), Akhavi
patent: 4617023 (1986-10-01), Peyman
patent: 4642113 (1987-02-01), Dubroff
Apley Richard J.
Jaeger Hugh D.
Prizant James
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