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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2018
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Sung Kyu Lee, Euless, TX (US);
Stephen John Collins, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Ian Michael Marks, Dallas, TX (US);
Jonathan David McCann, Van Alstyne, TX (US);
Jian Liu, Keller, TX (US);
Douglas Brent Wensrich, Bedford, TX (US);
Stephen J. Van Noy, Southlake, TX (US);
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Abstract
An ophthalmic device includes an optic including an optic axis and a closed-loop haptic structure coupled to the optic via a frame surrounding the optic, the closed-loop haptic structure including a closed loop extending from first and second attachment points to the frame. The closed loop includes a first hinge and a second hinge. The first hinge has a first section having a first component extending in a first angular direction, a second section having a second component extending in a second angular direction opposite to the first angular direction, and a first connecting section between the first section and the second section. The second hinge has a third section having a third component extending in the second angular direction, a fourth section having a fourth component extending in the first angular direction, the fourth section being connected to the second section to form the closed loop.