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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2022
Applicant:
Acufocus, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Alan Waterhouse, San Diego, CA (US);
R. Kyle Webb, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Assignee:
AcuFocus, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 (2006.01); A45C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/1691 (2013.01); A45C 11/005 (2013.01); A61F 2002/1683 (2013.01); A61F 2002/169 (2015.04); A61F 2002/16902 (2015.04); A61F 2220/0033 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to holders for protecting intraocular lenses and methods of use. The holder includes a posterior wall and an annular wall extending anteriorly from the posterior wall and having an anterior edge. An internal space is defined by the posterior wall and the annular wall. The internal space is sized to receive a lens body of the intraocular lens. The holder also includes a locking feature configured to secure the intraocular lens. At least a portion of the locking feature is anterior to the intraocular lens when positioned in the holder.