Patent ID: 11918457
Assignee: ALCON INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 12:
13. An intraocular lens (IOL), comprising:
an optic comprising an anterior surface and a posterior surface disposed about an optical axis, the anterior surface and posterior surface surrounded by an optic edge connecting the anterior surface to the posterior surface,
a ring structure integral with the optic and surrounding a circumference of the optic edge, the ring structure extending outward from the anterior surface and the posterior surface along an axis parallel to the optical axis at a connection point of the ring structure and the optic edge, the ring structure having a first thickness and the optic edge having a second thickness, wherein first thickness is greater than the second thickness; and
a plurality of haptics attached to the ring structure,
wherein:
at least one haptic of the plurality of haptics and the ring structure attach at a haptic-ring junction,
the haptic-ring junction is disposed radially outward from the optic edge,
the haptic-ring junction has a third thickness, and
the third thickness increases from the first thickness to a point radially beyond the ring structure.