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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2022
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventors:
Yinghui Wu, Cedar Hill, TX (US);
Harlen Hoang, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Nerea Garcia Ramila, Arlington, TX (US);
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/1678 (2013.01); A61F 2/167 (2013.01); A61F 2002/1683 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus that can be used to fold an intraocular lens or other implant before inserting it into an eye in various locations using variable surgical techniques. Some embodiments may comprise or consist essentially of a haptic folding mechanism configured to fold one or more haptics onto the top of an optic prior to the optic being folded into a nozzle. In some embodiments, a leading haptic lifter or lifting mechanism can be configured to raise and constrain a leading haptic during implant delivery. This leading haptic folding mechanism can actively lift the leading haptic onto the top of the optic.