Patent ID: 6881225
Filing Date: 2005-04-19
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An intraocular lens for implantation into an eye and closing a generally circular opening of a posterior capsule comprising: an optic; a haptic, wherein said haptic extends outwardly from the optic, anterior to a groove or a valley, wherein said groove is formed in a side portion of the optic of the intraocular lens, wherein said valley is formed by the optic and a protrusion, wherein said protrusion projects posteriorly from a posterior surface of the optic of the intraocular lens, and whereby said haptic supports the optic; and a closing fixture for closing the opening of the posterior capsule, wherein the closing fixture is the groove or the valley, wherein the groove or the valley is configured to engage with a posterior capsular opening generally over the entire circumference of the groove or the valley such that said posterior capsular opening is closed, wherein said haptic is free of support from a lens capsular opening and is configured to be substantially supported by the equatorial region of the lens capsule.