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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Henry A Orlosky, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Texceed Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; B21D / ; B29D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623-6 ; 295221 ; 264-14 ; 264-17 ;
Abstract
An improved method and assembly for attaching haptics to intraocular lenses. Method and assembly rely on shaping the attachment ends of plastic or metal haptics so that when inserted into openings in the lens, the haptics are firmly secured to the lens by constraining mechanical forces which arise from an added element, by molding or forming the constraint in situ using an external energy source to melt material of the haptic, or by bending a metal haptic to a holding shape. Melting of lens material is not required for this fastening method or assembly nor is wetting of haptic surfaces by material of the lens necessary.