Modular intraocular lens designs, tools and methods

US11406491B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• ALCON INC. · CH
• The Regents of the University of Colorado · US

Inventors

• Malik Y. Kahook · Aliso Viejo, US
• Glenn Sussman · Lake Forest, US
• Paul McLean · Denver, US
• Andrew T. Schieber · Irvine, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 7, 2018
• Grant date: Aug 9, 2022
• Expiry date: May 3, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61F2310/0097
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Modular IOL systems including a base and a lens, wherein the lens includes fixed and actuatable tabs for connection to the base. The modular IOL allows for the lens to be adjusted or exchanged while leaving the base in place, either intra-operatively or post-operatively. Drug delivery capabilities and/or sensing capabilities may be incorporated into the base. Injector devices may be used to facilitate placement of the base and the lens sequentially or simultaneously into the eye.