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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 13, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 09, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Son Trung Tran, Arlington, TX (US);
Stephen J. Van Noy, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcon, Inc., Hunenberg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 ;
Abstract
An anterior chamber phakic lens made from an elastomeric, foldable, highly biocompatible material. The lens has a generally circular optic and integrally formed plate-style haptics, the haptics containing an opening into which project a pair of pincer arms. the pincer arms are sized and shaped so as to pull away from each other when the lens is folded, and are draw back toward each other when the folded lens is released and allowed to return to its unfolded state. Such movement allows the pincers to gather a small section of the iris so as to hold the lens in place.