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US5074877A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Intraocular multifocal lens

Assignee: Johnson and Johnson Surgical Vision Inc
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Filing: 1990-09-17
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Granted: 1991-12-24
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Expires: 2010-09-17
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Abstract

Abstract An intraocular lens, in the form of a disk, intended to replace the crystalline lens of a patient's eye, in particular after a cataract extraction, comprises on its distal side an aspherical sector extending approximately from the midline of the disk over one quarter of the surface thereof. The rest of the distal side is spherical. The radius of curvature of the aspherical sector varies monotonously between the value of the radius of the spherical sectors and a lower value. Such a configuration allows light rays impinging on the intraocular lens to be refracted at different angles and provides both near the distance vision. The discontinuity at transition between the aspherical sector and the spherical sector is blocked out by dark or etched plastic to eliminate glare. The proximal side can either be a convex surface, a concave surface or a plane.

Inventors

  • 👤 Lee T. Nordan

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-08 11:09
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/14; A61F2/16; A61F2/1613; A61F2/1616; A61F2/1618

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim 41 words
An intraocular implant to replace the crystalline lens of a patient's eye which comprises an aspheric, radially asymmetric lens having a circumferentially non-uniform dioptric power wherein two points radially equidistant from the center of said asymmetric lens have different focal lengths.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 41 words
An intraocular implant to replace the crystalline lens of a patient's eye which comprises an aspheric, radially asymmetric lens having a circumferentially non-uniform dioptric power wherein two points radially equidistant from the center of said asymmetric lens have different focal lengths.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 18 words
The implant of claim 1, wherein said lens has a face having an aspheric and a spherical sector.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 30 words
The implant of claim 2, wherein said face has a first spherical sector, an aspheric sector adjacent said first spherical sector, and a second spherical sector adjacent said aspheric sector.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 12 words
The implant of claim 1, wherein said lens is made of silicone.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 21 words
The implant of claim 2, wherein said aspheric sector and said spherical sector both start at the center of said lens.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 29 words
The implant of claim 1, wherein said lens comprises a first convex sector and a second convex sector, said first and second convex sectors forming an obtuse angle therebetween.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 19 words
The implant of claim 6, wherein said first convex sector is spherical and said second convex sector is aspheric.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 36 words
The implant of claim 1, wherein said lens comprises a surface having at least three sectors, wherein at least one of said sectors provides near vision correction, and at least two sectors provide distance vision correction.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 15 words
The implant of claim 2, wherein said spherical sector is larger than said aspheric sector.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 46 words
The intraocular implant of claim 1 which comprises an ashperic surface which varies from a first radius of curvature to a second radius of curvature, wherein the difference between said first radius and said second radius is in the range of 1 mm to 3 mm.

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