Patent ID: 11931248
Assignee: ALCON INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 6:
7. An intra-ocular lens (IOL) system, comprising:
a capsular ring for insertion into a capsular bag of a patient's eye, the capsular ring comprising:
an exterior surface extending around a circumference of the capsular ring and configured, upon insertion into the capsular bag of the patient's eye, to engage an equatorial region of the capsular bag of the patient's eye, the exterior surface extending between an anterior surface of the capsular ring and a posterior surface of the capsular ring;
a first one or more flaps arranged on the anterior surface, at least a portion of each of the first one or more flaps configured, upon insertion into the capsular bag of the patient's eye, to engage an anterior portion of the capsular bag of the patient's eye, each of the first one or more flaps:
being defined by two surfaces intersecting at an acute angle, each of the two surfaces extending radially outwardly from the anterior surface with respect to an interior area defined by an interior surface of the capsular ring;

a second one or more flaps arranged on the posterior surface, at least a portion of each of the second one or more flaps configured, upon insertion into the capsular bag of the patient's eye, to engage a posterior portion of the capsular bag of the patient's eye, each of the second one or more flaps:
being defined by two surfaces intersecting at an acute angle, each of the two surfaces extending radially outwardly from the posterior surface with respect to the interior area defined by the interior surface of the capsular ring; and

the interior surface extending between the anterior surface of the capsular ring and the posterior surface of the capsular ring; and
a lens comprising an optic and one or more haptics, the lens configured such that the lens may be seated in the capsular ring when the one or more haptics engage the interior surface of the capsular ring.