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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2013
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Sung Kyu Lee, Euless, TX (US);
Son Trung Tran, Arlington, TX (US);
Kevin Mark Lewellen, Arlington, TX (US);
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
Disclosed herein is an implantable capsule expander device for insertion within a lens capsule of an eye of a patient. The device comprises an arcuate center portion including first and second rims and having a first height, an outermost peripheral portion including a second height that is less than the first height, and a receiving portion formed between the first and second rims. The center portion and the outermost peripheral portion are configured to stabilize the capsule expander device within the lens capsule and to expand the lens capsule. The receiving portion is sized to receive an artificial intraocular lens.