Patent ID: 9744030
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: A61F

Claim:
1. A capsular ring for insertion into a capsular bag of a patient's eye, the capsular ring comprising: a substantially circular anterior surface defining a central void of the capsular ring, at least a portion of the anterior surface being substantially flat; a substantially circular posterior surface defining the central void of the capsular ring, at least a portion of the posterior surface being substantially flat; an exterior surface extending around the circumference of the capsular ring between the anterior surface and the posterior surface, wherein there is a sharp transition between the exterior surface and both the anterior surface and the posterior surface; at least four orifices evenly spaced circumferentially around the exterior surface and extending through the capsular ring and into the central void; at least four closed loop haptics each having two points of connection with the exterior surface, the two points of connection for each closed loop haptic being located on either side of a corresponding one of the orifices, wherein each of the plurality of haptics is configured, upon insertion of the capsular ring into a capsular bag of a patient's eye, to engage an equatorial region of the capsular bag of the patient's eye.