Patent ID: 9445942
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A contact lens holding device for holding a vitreous surgery contact lens on an eyeball with a sclera during vitreous surgery, the contact lens holding device comprising: a lens holder having an inner surface defining an opening configured to receive the vitreous surgery contact lens, an outer surface, a groove that defines an upper end and a lower end and extends inwardly from the outer surface towards the inner surface, and a lower side wall at the lower end of the groove; engagement parts extending radially outwardly from the lower side wall of the lens holder at positions opposed to each other; first and second support members, each support member including a longitudinal axis, a first portion configured to be inserted into and fixed to the sclera, and a second portion that is larger than the first portion in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis; and a string-like body sized and shaped to extend in tension along the surface of the eyeball around the first support member, over the engagement parts, and around the second support member when the first and second support members are fixed to the sclera on opposite sides of the lens holder.