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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 14, 2007
John A. Kappelhof, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Jos Van Loobergen, Hoogeveen, NL;
Jon Taylor, Gorton, MA (US);
Kevin J. Ehrenreich, Birnamwood, WI (US);
Robert M. Kershner, Boston, MA (US);
John A. Kappelhof, Carlsbad, CA (US);
Jos van Loobergen, Hoogeveen, NL;
Jon Taylor, Gorton, MA (US);
Kevin J. Ehrenreich, Birnamwood, WI (US);
Robert M. Kershner, Boston, MA (US);
AMO Groningen, B.V., Groningen, NL;
Abstract
This device for stretching the haptics of an intraocular lens has at least two haptic guiding surfaces, a seat arranged with respect to the guiding surfaces so as to allow contact between a first point on each haptic and its corresponding guiding surface, and a lens guiding arrangement operable to allow the lens positioned in the seat to be moved along a path in the optic axis direction to bring at least a second point on each haptic into contact with, or closer to, its corresponding guiding surface and to orient each haptic in a less curved state, wherein the guiding surfaces extend in opposite directions from a channel operable to receive the lens.