Method for forming fixation members after optic attachment
US5585049A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 2, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 2, 2014 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2002/1683
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of making an intraocular lens including attaching a fixation member to an optic to form an IOL assembly with a length of the fixation member between a location on a peripheral surface of the optic and a distal end of the fixation member being elongated and substantially straight. The substantially straight length of the fixation member is permanently deformed into a curved configuration suitable for implantation in an eye of a patient.
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