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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Inventor:
Sung Kyu Lee, Euless, TX (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/1694 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0065 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0014 (2013.01);
Abstract
A capsular ring for insertion into a capsular bag of a patient's eye includes an anterior ring defining a first opening and having a first cross-sectional width and a posterior ring defining a second opening and having a second cross-sectional width. A diameter of the first opening is greater than a diameter of the second opening, and the second cross-sectional width is greater that the first cross-sectional width. The capsular ring further includes a sidewall connecting the first ring and the second ring, the sidewall comprising a plurality of orifices spaced circumferentially around the sidewall.