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US4888013A
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Haptic to optic attachment for a soft iol
Assignee: Johnson and Johnson Surgical Vision Inc
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Filing: 1988-08-04
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Granted: 1989-12-19
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Expires: 2008-08-04
Abstract
Abstract A method of making an intraocular lens including providing a fixation member having a proximal end portion with the proximal end portion including an elongated filament, converting a region of said filament at said proximal end portion from a first configuration into a second configuration which is adapted to provide a mechanical interlock and molding an optic about the proximal end portion of the fixation member to form a mechanical interlock between the second configuration and the optic and to attach the fixation member to the optic.
Inventors
- 👤 Albert C. Ting
- 👤 Timothy R. Willis
- 👤 F. Richard Christ
- 👤 Steven R. Bacich
- 👤 Dean K. Pettit
- 👤 Stanley L. Van Gent
- 👤 Jeffrey C. Day
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-23 15:23
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/14; A61F2/16; A61F2/1613; A61F2/1602; A61F2/1605; A61F2/1608
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 5
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
An intraocular lens comprising: at least one fixation member having a proximal end portion, said proximal end portion including a filament with a region of the proximal end portion having at least one opening therein; an optic, said proximal end portion being within said optic and attached to the optic, a portion of said optic being in said opening to form a mechanical interlock between said fixation member and the optic, said opening being at a peripheral region of the optic and being substantially smaller than said optic and said region of the proximal end portion including an enlargement having said opening therein, said enlargement being at a peripheral region of the optic and being substantially smaller than said optic.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
An intraocular lens comprising: at least one fixation member having a proximal end portion, said proximal end portion including a filament with a region of the proximal end portion having at least one opening therein; an optic, said proximal end portion being within said optic and attached to the optic, a portion of said optic being in said opening to form a mechanical interlock between said fixation member and the optic, said opening being at a peripheral region of the optic and being substantially smaller than said optic and said region of the proximal end portion including an enlargement having said opening therein, said enlargement being at a peripheral region of the optic and being substantially smaller than said optic.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
13 words
An intraocular lens as defined in claim 1 wherein the optic is deformable.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
117 words
A method of making an intraocular lens comprising: providing a fixation member having a proximal end portion with the proximal end portion including an elongated filament with a region of the proximal end portion having an opening extending through it; casting an optic which is substantially larger than said opening around the proximal end portion of the fixation member with the opening being at a peripheral region of the optic to flow material of the optic into the opening; curing the optic to form a mechanical interlock between said proximal end portion and the optic and; said step of providing including integrally enlarging a portion of the filament to form said region of the proximal end portion.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
117 words
A method of making an intraocular lens comprising: providing a fixation member having a proximal end portion with the proximal end portion including an elongated filament with a region of the proximal end portion having an opening extending through it; casting an optic which is substantially larger than said opening around the proximal end portion of the fixation member with the opening being at a peripheral region of the optic to flow material of the optic into the opening; curing the optic to form a mechanical interlock between said proximal end portion and the optic and; said step of providing including integrally enlarging a portion of the filament to form said region of the proximal end portion.
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