Patent ID: 9107747
Filing Date: 2015-08-18
Classification: A61F,A61L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An intraocular lens, comprising: an optical lens section made of a foldable first material and configured to be folded in half such that first and second portions of the optical lens section face one another; and a support arm section formed so as to protrude outward from an outer peripheral edge of the optical lens section for holding the optical lens section in an eye, the support arm section including an outer surface and a thickness, a base end side portion formed from the first material and a tip end part, wherein the base end side portion and the tip end part meet on the outer surface at a boundary that extends completely through the thickness of the support arm section, the first material is not located radially outward of the boundary, the tip end part is made of a second material which is harder than the first material, the second material is not located radially inward of the boundary; and wherein the support arm section is configured such that the tip end part may be positioned between the first and second portions of the optical lens section when the optical lens section is folded in half.