Intraocular implant with flexible optical part and single circular loop
US6364906B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 9, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2250/0018
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention concerns an intraocular implant (10) comprising a substantially circular optical part (12) made of a first flexible material enabling it to be folded along a diameter and a haptic part (20). The haptic part (20) comprises a substantially ring-shaped body (22), substantially concentric and coplanar to the optical part, the body (22) has an opening, a first free end (26) and a second connecting end (28), the body (22) being made of material more rigid than the first, and a base (24) connecting in substantially radial manner the second end (28) of the haptic part body to a peripheral zone (16) of the optical part.
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