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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 18, 2018
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventor:
Michael Lee Mangum, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 (2006.01); A61F 9/008 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/1662 (2013.01); A61F 9/008 (2013.01); A61F 9/00812 (2013.01); A61F 2002/16901 (2015.04); A61F 2009/00844 (2013.01); A61F 2009/0087 (2013.01); A61F 2009/00897 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0076 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for performing an ophthalmic procedure on an eye, the eye having a capsular bag in which an intraocular lens (IOL) has been implanted, includes applying energy to a portion of the capsular bag. The applied energy is sufficient to melt the portion of the capsular bag without cauterization such that the portion of the capsular bag adheres to an adjacent portion of the IOL.