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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. 20, 1997
Filed:
Mar. 21, 1996
Applicant:
Inventor:
Henry H McDonald, Pasadena, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; A61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623-6 ; 606107 ; 606205 ;
Abstract
The method of controlling a lens haptic during insertion of an artificial lens into the eye, that includes releasably supporting an end portion of the haptic in a supported position relative to the lens during lens insertion into the eye, such supporting being independent of the lens itself; and permitting the supported end portion of the haptic to progressively release from support as the lens becomes positioned in the eye.