Patent ID: 9186244
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An accommodating intraocular lens (IOL) comprising: a lens; a flexible surface; an articulating member joining the lens and the flexible surface, the articulating member comprising first and second arms extending from and joined to form a peripheral portion, the peripheral portion having a length extending radially away from a point at which the first and second arms join together and having a thickness that is greater than each of a thickness of the first arm and a thickness of the second arm, the first and second arms coupling the lens and the flexible surface, respectively; and a flex region disposed about the second arm and at a distance from the peripheral portion, the flex region permitting the flexible surface to articulate relative to the second arm, to decrease the radius of curvature of the flexible surface as the peripheral portion on opposing sides of the IOL move toward one another in a first state and to increase the radius of curvature of the flexible surface as the peripheral portion on opposite sides of the IOL move away from one another in a second state; wherein the flex region has a reduced thickness as compared to each of the second arm and the flexible surface.