Patent · US Expired

Haptic to optic attachment for a soft iol

US5171268A · kind A · utility

24Cited by
12References
30Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateDec 14, 1990
Grant dateDec 15, 1992
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 14, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S623/901
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

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 an enlargement having a rounded surface and attaching an optic about the proximal end portion of the fixation member to attach the fixation member to the optic.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.