Patent ID: 7025781
Filing Date: 2006-04-11
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
1. An implant for insertion into the angle recess in the anterior chamber of an eye, the implant comprising: a diaphragm that is insertable into the anterior chamber to cover a natural iris of the eye, said diaphragm comprising a flexible and foldable material and having a main portion that defines a round opening in the center of the diaphragm, said material being opaque and having a color that imparts to at least the main portion the hue of an iris of a human eye; said diaphragm comprising flap means at a periphery thereof for insertion into the angle recess and for maintaining the implant in position in the anterior chamber with the main portion covering the natural iris and with the opening being aligned with a pupil of the eye, said flap means comprising a plurality of foot plates that consist of localized bulges that bulge from the periphery, wherein the bulges of the foot plates interrupt a circularity of the periphery, the periphery being otherwise circular, said foot plates being integrally formed with the main portion to provide the diaphragm with a unitary construction.