Patent ID: 6732994
Filing Date: 2004-05-11
Classification: B29D,Y10S

Abstract:
A mold system for molding an intraocular lens having an optic portion, having first and second surfaces and one or more haptics attached to said optic portion, said optic portion and said one or more haptics being molded from dissimilar materials, said mold system comprising:a) a female base mold having a center cavity, at least one junction cavity and at least one haptic cavity all in fluid communication with each other; b) a center male mold having a molding surface for aligning with said center cavity of said female base mold for forming the first and second optic portion surfaces, respectively; and c) at least one haptic mold having a molding surface for aligning with said at least one haptic cavity in said female base mold, whereby said intraocular lens is molded by curing a first mold material between said center cavity and said molding surface of said center male mold and thereby forming said optic portion, and subsequently curing a second mold material, different from said first mold material, between said haptic activities and said molding surfaces of said at least one haptic mold, and thereby forming said at least one haptic attached to said optic portion.