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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:
Feb. 06, 2001
Filed:
May. 13, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard J. Mackool, Astoria, NY (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00 ;
Abstract
A stabilizer and method of lens capsule retraction. The stabilizer includes a shaft, a stabilizing bend extending from the shaft, and a shank terminating at a termination end. The bend is between the shank and the shaft and is configured to provide a hook-like configuration. A distance between a trough of the stabilizing bend and the termination end is between 1.6 mm and 5.0 mm, preferably between 2.0 mm and 3.0 mm.