Patent ID: 11883277
Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO, A BODY CORPORATE
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. An ophthalmic implant comprising:
an intraocular lens (IOL) comprising an anterior side, a posterior side opposite the anterior side, a lens, a circumferential side wall circumscribing the lens, and a haptic coupled to and extending outwards from the circumferential side wall; and
a drug delivery device comprising a posterior structure comprising a posterior structure side wall, an anterior structure comprising an anterior structure side wall, a pair of posts joining the posterior structure and the anterior structure, and an aperture bounded by the posterior structure, the anterior structure, and the pair of posts, wherein the haptic is configured to be received within the aperture of the drug delivery device such that: at least a portion of the posterior structure side wall lies adjacent the circumferential side wall of the IOL; and at least a portion of the anterior structure side wall protrudes inward of the circumferential side wall of the IOL on the anterior side of the IOL.