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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2023
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventor:
Steven T. Charles, Memphis, TN (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/125 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 3/125 (2013.01);
Abstract
A lens holder for an ophthalmic procedure is provided. The lens holder includes: a rim configured to hold a lens; and a flange coupled to the rim, the flange including a first surface configured to be positioned on an ocular surface of an eye and an opposing second surface. The flange includes one or more conjunctiva capture features extending from the first surface to the second surface of the flange, and the one or more conjunctiva capture features are configured to be latched on to one or more portions of conjunctiva of the eye.