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Class 623/6.44 - Plate


Subclass of Class 623 - Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or aids and accessories therefor
Definition: Subject matter wherein the supporting means includes a
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 10/14/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7435258Accommodating intraocular lens device
An accommodating intraocular lens device including a lens portion connected to a plate haptic portion. Preferably, the lens portion is connected to the plate haptic portion by a pair of flexible or resilient arms. ...
10/14/2008
7435259Intraocular lenses with fixated haptics
Intraocular lenses for implanting within the natural capsular bag of the human eye having features on the outer ends or portions of the lenses to fixate the lens within the natural capsular bag following implantation. ...
10/14/2008
7300464Intraocular lens
A two or three component lens system. The first component is a ring-like supporting component that is implanted in the capsular bag following cataract surgery. The first component is a non-optical component and does not correct for any refractive errors. The first c...
11/27/2007
7250059Myringopexy type titanium prosthesis
A middle ear prosthesis comprises a one piece disk shaped prosthesis including a generally circular malleable body including a bore. The body engages a tympanic membrane and the bore receives a head of a stapes when implanted in a middle ear. More particularly, the ...
07/31/2007
7226478Optic configuration for intraocular lens system
There is disclosed an accommodating intraocular lens for implantation in an eye having an optical axis. The lens comprises an anterior portion which in turn comprises an anterior viewing element and an anterior biasing element. The lens further comprises a posterior...
06/05/2007
7223288Accommodative intraocular lens
A two-optic accommodative lens system. The first lens has a negative power and is located posteriorly within the capsular bag and laying against the posterior capsule. The periphery of the first lens contains a pair of generally T-shaped haptics oriented along a ver...
05/29/2007
7220279Accommodating lens assembly
An accommodating lens assembly having an optical axis and being adapted to be implanted in a posterior chamber of an eye having a capsular unit located therein. The assembly includes a rigid haptics element adapted to secure the assembly within the posterior chamber...
05/22/2007
7217778High refractive index flexible silicone
The present invention discloses to a high refractive index polysiloxane (co)polymer comprising refractive index modifying groups chemically bonded in clustered configuration to the polysiloxane backbone. The invention also discloses methods for the preparation of su...
05/15/2007
7125422Accommodating intraocular lens implant
An improved intraocular lens (42) is provided which more closely mimics the accommodation and focusing of the eye's natural lens. The lens (42) comprises an optic (44) and a flexible, resilient optic positioning element (46) which include...
10/24/2006
7025783Accommodating intraocular lens with integral capsular bag ring
An intraocular lens (IOL) includes an optic for focusing light, an outer ring for supporting the optic in a capsular bag of an eye and a plurality of radially spaced apart, elongated intermediate members connecting the optic to the outer ring. The intermediate membe...
04/11/2006
6918930Iris fixated intraocular lens suitable for use with attaching instrument
An intraocular lens has an optic and two fixation members. Each fixation member has at least one connecting element and a pincer element. The pincer element has a side region with a central portion and opposed end portions. The pincer element further has a pair of p...
07/19/2005
6881225Intraocular lenses with a groove for closing the opening of the posterior capsule
An intraocular lens structure for reducing complications is disclosed. The intraocular lens structure comprises an optic, a support and a closing fixture. The closing fixture is a groove or a valley formed on the side portion of the optic of the intraocular lens. Th...
04/19/2005
6849091Lens assembly for depth of focus
An intraocular lens assembly for increased depth of focus has a frame configurated to vault posteriorly in an eye and an optic attached thereto. Pressure from ciliary muscle contraction moves the optic anteriorly to focus the eye for near vision. ...
02/01/2005
6719792Implant for the correction of presbyopia in phakic eyes
Ocular implant of the type comprising an optical portion to which there is connected a haptic portion arranged to position the focal axis of the optical portion off-center with respect to the geometric axis of the eye, towards the nasal side, provided for insertion ...
04/13/2004
6685741Intraocular lenses
An accommodating intraocular lens including an optic portion having an outer peripheral edge and two, three or four balanced haptic elements for use to achieve multifocal refractive correction. Each haptic element is formed to have less resistance to bend...
02/03/2004
6562070Anterior chamber phakic lens
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 arm...
05/13/2003
6551354Accommodating intraocular lens
An intraocular lens includes an optic for focusing light and a movement assembly coupled to the optic. The movement assembly is adapted to cooperate with the eye to effect accommodating movement of the optic. The movement assembly includes a plurality of ...
04/22/2003
6524340Accommodating intraocular lens assembly
An intraocular lens assembly including a lens, a haptic, and a leverage arm connecting the lens to the haptic, wherein the leverage arm is adapted to apply a lever force on the lens acting generally along a chord inwards of a perimeter of the lens....
02/25/2003
6494911Accommodating intraocular lens
An accommodating intraocular lens to be implanted within the natural capsular bag of a human eye from which the natural lens matrix has been removed through an anterior capsule opening in the bag circumferentially surrounded by an anterior capsular remnan...
12/17/2002
6451056Lens for increased depth of focus
An intraocular lens provides substantially increased depth of focus for accurate near and far vision with an optic much thinner than a natural lens, and the lens being rigid, vaulted posteriorly and adapted for posterior positioning in the capsular bag. T...
09/17/2002
6425917Phakic iol film frame
A film frame for an IOL has been developed which has the advantages of being lightweight, non-irritating, easily surgically implanted, aesthetically pleasing, and containing plate haptics. This IOL works in the anterior or posterior chamber of the eye for...
07/30/2002
6395028Anterior chamber phakic lens
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 arm...
05/28/2002
6387126Accommodating intraocular lens having T-shaped haptics
An accommodating intraocular lens having anteriorly and posteriorly movable extended portions, such as T-shaped haptics, extending from a central optic to be implanted within a natural capsular beg of a human eye with the extended portions positioned betw...
05/14/2002
6342073Intraocular lens for posterior vaulting
An intraocular lens has a lesser dimension longitudinally of haptics attached thereto than in the longitudinal direction to provide increased posterior vaulting for accommodation....
01/29/2002
6322589Intraocular lenses with fixated haptics
Intraocular lenses for implanting within natural capsular bags of human eyes have features on distal end portions to prevent movement or sliding thereof relative to fibrosis pockets or tunnels defined about proximally adjacent haptic portions to fixate ha...
11/27/2001
6051024Intraocular lenses with fixated haptics
Intraocular lenses for implanting within natural capsular bags of human eyes have features on distal end portions to prevent movement or sliding thereof relative to fibrosis pockets or tunnels defined about proximally adjacent haptic portions to fixate ha...
04/18/2000
5919230Intraocular lens implant and method of making same
An intraocular lens implant including a lens optic portion, a haptic portion and a support structure formed with the lens implant. The support structure extending longitudinally along at least a portion of the implant. The intraocular lens can be implante...
07/06/1999
5674282Accommodating intraocular lens
An accommodating intraocular lens to be implanted within the natural capsular bag of a human eye from which the natural lens matrix has been removed through an anterior capsulotomy in the bag circumferentially surrounded by a capsular remnant. During a po...
10/07/1997
5078742Posterior chamber lens implant
A posterior chamber lens implant 10 formed of a soft material comprises a lens 12, a pair of flexible and resilient holding arms 14, 16 formed integrally with and projecting from the periphery of the lens 12 and lying in substantially the same plane as th...
01/07/1992
4936850Intraocular lens implant
A self-supporting intraocular lens formed entirely of a hydrogel and comprising a relatively thick central optic portion with relatively thin resilient flange portions....
06/26/1990
4872876Universal fit intraocular lens
An intraocular lens having a sheet-like support member which can be trimmed by a surgeon to modify the overall diameter of the lens to fit into different sizes of eye chambers. Several sets of support feet are formed on the perimeter of the support member...
10/10/1989
4863466Intra-ocular implant lens
Intra-ocular implant lens (11) in which is embedded a transparent, tinted plastic disc (15)....
09/05/1989
4863462Posterior-chamber intraocular prosthetic lens
A posterior-chamber intraocular prosthetic lens includes an optical lens (1) and two diametrically opposite supporting elements (2), each of the supporting elements (2) being shaped as a curvilinear body one of its lateral surfaces being convex and facing...
09/05/1989
4840627Artificial eye lens and method of transplanting same
An intraocular lens made of a hydrogel material, preferably having about 60% water content, and defining a central, preferably bi-convex, optical portion and two oppositely situated, integrally formed, elongate, tapered fixation elements and a method for ...
06/20/1989
4664666Intraocular lens implants
An intraocular lens suitable for implantation in the human eye to replace the natural crystalline lens comprising a self-supporting lens formed entirely of a hydrogel and having a relatively thick optical portion with relatively thin resilient flange mean...
05/12/1987
4605411Anterior-chamber intraocular prosthetic lens
An optical lens is secured to supporting setting platforms, of which one is formed by a circumferential sector conjugated with the optical element (lens) so as to form shoulders. The other of said platforms is formed by two rounded-off radial portions con...
08/12/1986
4535488Anterior-posterior chamber intraocular lens
An intraocular lens implant device comprises a small diameter lens having lateral legs extending radially therefrom. The small diameter lens extends through the iris opening to be positioned substantially in the posterior chamber of the eye while the late...
08/20/1985
4342123Intraocular lens system
Attachment means for an artificial intraocular lens system for implantation in the eye comprises a pair of capsule clips laterally extending from the edge of the lens and lying within or parallel to the plane of the lens, and at least a single clip diamet...
08/03/1982
4315336Intraocular lens
The invention contemplates intraocular lens configurations wherein a haptic element is secured to an optically-finished glass lens element and is particularly adapted for implantation in the anterior chamber of an eye and for stabilized central positionin...
02/16/1982
4206518Intraocular lens device
An intraocular lens device made of a transparent, flexible, medical grade silicone elastomer molded to form a generally cylindrical lens body implantable within the pupillary margin of the iris and to form a plurality of flexible plate-like attachment tab...
06/10/1980
 
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