Patent ID: 9351825
Filing Date: 2016-05-31
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. An intraocular lens comprising: a single-focus, semi rigid acrylic optic, the optic being vaulted backwards; and a pair of semi-rigid, acrylic haptics connected to opposite sides of the optic, each haptic comprising a plate haptic, wherein the intraocular lens has a fixed longitudinal length the fixed longitudinal length being measured from the distal end of one of the haptics to the distal end of the other of the haptics and along a longitudinal axis of the intraocular lens, the fixed longitudinal length being the same pre-operatively and post-operatively, such that the intraocular lens resists deformation during contraction and relaxation of the ciliary muscle and fibrosis to maintain the optic in the same position along an optical axis of the eye, the fixed longitudinal length being between about 9.5 mm and about 12 mm, the lens configured to provide uncorrected vision at near, intermediate, and far distances without accommodation, and wherein the intraocular lens is sufficiently flexible to be compressed from an original configuration to a compressed configuration about the longitudinal axis for insertion through a small incision, the intraocular lens being configured to return to the original configuration after implantation, the original configuration being vaulted posteriorly and having the fixed longitudinal length.