Patent ID: 8734512
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An accommodating intraocular lens (IOL) adapted to be placed into the capsular bag of a patient's eye after cataract surgery, said intraocular lens comprising: a first plate haptic and an opposite second plate haptic, each of said opposing first and second haptics comprising a haptic body having a distal end and a proximal end, the first plate haptic adapted to be positioned at a twelve o'clock position within the eye, and the second plate haptic adapted to be positioned at a six o'clock position within the eye; a single focus lens optic made of a flexible, stretchable optical material, the lens optic coupled to said opposing plate haptics; one or more flexible connecting portions coupling each haptic to the optic, the connecting portions having one or more hinges thereon traversing the one or more connecting portions; a single, monolithic reinforcement frame internal to one or both haptic bodies, the frame having a shape comprising of a plurality of longitudinal structures and at least one transverse structure, wherein each haptic comprises a substantially rigid flexion that sets the proximal and distal ends of the haptic body in a non-zero angle with respect to each other so as to bias the optic with respect to the haptics.