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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2001
Khalil Hanna, Paris, FR;
Humanoptics AG, Erlangen, DE;
Abstract
An accommodating intraocular implant for locating in the capsular bag, the implant comprising a single piece of elastically deformable material constituting a central lens ( ) and at least two haptic portions ( ) in the form of radial arms for bearing via their free ends against the equatorial zone of the capsular bag, the free end of each radial arm ( ) being fitted with a shoe ( ) of substantially toroidal outside surface enabling the implant to bear against the equatorial zone of the bag, the connection between each shoe ( ) and the corresponding arm ( ) being of the hinge type situated in the vicinity of the posterior edge of the shoe ( ) and being formed by a first thin portion ( ) of the arm, while the connection between each arm and the lens is of the hinge type implemented at the anterior surface of the lens by a second likewise thin portion ( ) of the arm, the plane (P ) containing the first thin portions being situated behind the plane (P ) containing the second thin portions.