Patent ID: 6443985
Filing Date: 2002-09-03
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An accommodating intraocular lens for implantation substantially within the confines of the capsule of a human eye between the anterior and posterior capsule walls, there being zonule elastin tissue disposed about the equatorial portion of said capsule, said lens comprising:a single optic presenting an anterior surface; and a resilient optic positioning element coupled to the optic to cooperatively present a shape that generally conforms to the shape of the capsule, said optic positioning element presenting a posterior face that is configured for yieldable engagement with the posterior capsule wall, an anterior face configured for yieldable engagement with the anterior wall of the capsule, and an equatorial segment between said posterior and anterior faces, said optic positioning element operable to substantially maintain the equatorial segment thereof in contact with at least a portion of said capsule equatorial portion in essentially all orientations of said lens within said capsule.